Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2018

Copeland v. Lakeland Reg'l Med. Ctr., Inc.

Copeland v. Lakeland Reg'l Med. Ctr., Inc.
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided December 17, 2018 · Casanueva, Kelly, Sleet
259 So. 3d 828 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Copeland v. Lakeland Reg'l Med. Ctr., Inc.

Opinion of the Court

Petitioner's petition for a writ prohibiting Judge Andrea Teves Smith from presiding further in circuit court case number 2014-CA-04475 is granted as the petitioner's motion to disqualify the judge filed in the circuit court is deemed legally sufficient. Accordingly, the chief judge shall immediately appoint a successor judge pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.215(b)(4).

The stay imposed by this court's October 29, 2018, order is lifted

CASANUEVA, KELLY, and SLEET, JJ., Concur.

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