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nce of a ministerial act'" which is "where there is no room for the exercise of discretion, and the performance being required is directed by law." Wright, Frankel, 965 So. 2d 365, 370 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007) (quoting Shulmister City of Pompano Beach, 798 So. 2d 799, 802 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001)). Here, no s

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT July Term 2013 STEVEN L. BARNETT, Appellant, 1. PETER ANTONACCI, State Attorney for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Appellee. No.

le cause for instituting such an action. "Probable cause in the context of a civil suit is measured by a lesser standard than in a criminal suit." Wright v. Yurko, 446 So. 2d 1162, 1166 (Fla.5th DCA 1984). "The standard for establishing probable cause in a civil action is extremely low and easily sat

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT CASE NO. 4D14-2282 BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, Appellant, v. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Appellee. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL ARGUMENT The appellee,

he Court can determine whether Plaintiff "had a reasonable belief, based on facts and circumstances known to him, in the validity of his claim." See Wright v. Yurko, 446 So. 2d 1162, 1166 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984) (defining probable cause) (citing Goldstein v. Sabella, 88 So. 2d 910 (Fla. 1956)). Bifurcatin

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Petitioner, -VS- SCOTT individually, EDWARDS, L.M., E.W., Intervenors. ROTHSTEIN, BRADLEY J. individually, and and JANE

l under federal law remain confidential when filed under seal in a state criminal proceeding. See Buenoano, 707 So. 2d at 717-18; see also State v. Wright, 803 So. 2d 793, 795 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). The non-prosecution agreement and addendum is confidential under federal 3 The Court in Buenoano constru

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, FOURTH DISTRICT JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. CASE NO. 4D09-2554 PALM BEACH COUNTY L.T. CASE NO. 2008 CF 009381A REPLY TO RE