Supreme Court of Florida

The District court's decision exceeds the proper scope of second-tier certiorari review by addressing, sua sponte, the facial constitutionality of the ordinances at issue.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/25/2003
• Published 09/25/2003

Judges

• BELL, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert A. Ginsburg, Miami-Dade County Attorney, and Jay W. Williams and Robert L. Krawcheck, Assistant County Attorneys, Miami, FL, for Petitioner., Alejandro Vilarello, City Attorney, and Joel Maxwell, Deputy City Attorney, Miami, FL;  and Robert S. Glazier of the Law Office of Robert S. Glazier, Miami, FL, for the City of Miami, Florida, Amicus Curiae., Elizabeth Hernandez, City Attorney, Coral Gables, FL;  and William Grodnick, City Attorney, Hialeah, FL, for City of Coral Gables, Florida and City of Hialeah, Florida, Amici Curiae., Eileen Ball Mehta and Stanley B. Price of Bilzin, Sumberg, Baena, Price & Axelrod, LLP, Miami, FL, for Builders Association of South Florida, Inc.;   Latin Builders Association;  Chamber South;  Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. of Miami;  Greater New Bethel Baptist Church, Inc. of Opa Locka;  and New Birth Baptist Church, Inc., Amici Curiae., Lynn M. Dannheisser, City Attorney, and Hans Ottinot, Deputy City Attorney, Sunny Isles Beach, FL, for City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Deborah L. Martohue of Hayes & Martohue, P.A., St. Petersburg, FL, for Respondent.