Johnson v. Mills; Byrd

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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No. 1D2026-2081

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MICHAEL JOHNSON,

Appellant,

v.

CORY MILLS; CORD BYRD, in his official capacity as Florida Secretary of State; and ALEJANDRO BLAIR,

Appellee.

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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. James L. Marsh, Judge.

August 14, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

ROBERTS, RAY, and LONG, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

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Anthony F. Sabatini and Gavin B. Rollins of Sabatini Law Firm, Mount Dora, for Appellant.

Benjamin J. Gibson, Andy Bardos, Tara R. Price and Kassandra S. Reardon of Shutts & Bowen LLP, Tallahassee, for Appellee Cory Mills.

Ashley E. Davis, General Counsel and Bilal Ahmed Faruqui, Deputy General Counsel, Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, for Appellee Cord Byrd.