Gabby Jolibois v. The School Board of Miami-Dade County

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: June 26, 2024
• Docket: 2022-1940
• Status: Published

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed June 26, 2024. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D22-1940 Lower Tribunal No. 22-7044 ________________

Gabby Jolibois, Appellant,

vs.

The School Board of Miami-Dade County, et al., Appellees.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Reemberto Diaz, Judge.

Carlton Pierce, P.A., and Carlton Pierce (Boynton Beach), for appellant.

Walter J. Harvey, General Counsel, Jordan A. Madrigal, Associate General Counsel, and Sara M. Marken, Associate General Counsel, for appellees The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Superintendent Jose L. Dotres; Nathan Soowal, P.A., and Nathan A. Soowal (Pompano Beach), for appellee Djenanne Jolibois.

Before LINDSEY, GORDO and LOBREE, JJ. PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See State, Dep’t of Env’t Prot. v. Garcia, 99 So. 3d 539, 546

(Fla. 3d DCA 2011) (“When the issue presented in a declaratory action is the

subject of an earlier filed suit in which the plaintiff can secure full relief, the

trial court should not consider the request for declaratory relief.”); see also

Thompson v. State, 759 So. 2d 650, 660 (Fla. 2000) (“[A] court’s questioning

of parties as to their position does not alone constitute legally sufficient

grounds for disqualification.”).