Richard Beckman v. Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: April 8, 2026
• Docket: 3D2025-2443
• Status: Published

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed April 8, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D25-2443 Lower Tribunal No. 23-CA-19-P ________________

Richard Beckman and Diane Beckman, Petitioners,

vs.

Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, Respondent.

On Petition for Writ of Certiorari from the Circuit Court for Monroe County, James W. Morgan, III, Judge.

Andrew M. Tobin, P.A., and Andrew M. Tobin (Tavernier), for petitioners.

Vose Law Firm, LLP, and Paul R. Waters, Taylor Rachel Simonds, and Gretchen R.H. Vose (Winter Park), for respondent.

Before LOGUE, LINDSEY and GOODEN, JJ.

PER CURIAM. Petitioners Richard Beckman and Diane Beckman seek a writ of

certiorari, quashing three orders issued by the trial court. Having thoroughly

reviewed the arguments of the parties and the record before us, we hereby

dismiss. See Belair v. Drew, 770 So. 2d 1164, 1166 (Fla. 2000) (“For an

appellate court to review a nonfinal order by petition for certiorari, the

petitioner must demonstrate that the trial court departed from the essential

requirements of the law, thereby causing irreparable injury which cannot be

adequately remedied on appeal following final judgment.”); Jaye v. Royal

Saxon, Inc., 720 So. 2d 214, 215 (Fla. 1998) (“[A]s a condition precedent to

invoking a district court’s certiorari jurisdiction, the petitioning party must

establish that it has suffered an irreparable harm that cannot be remedied on

direct appeal.”); Damsky v. Univ. of Miami, 152 So. 3d 789, 792 (Fla. 3d DCA

2014) (“Unless the petitioner establishes irreparable harm, the court must

dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction.”).

Petition dismissed.