Darrel Duane Cyrus v. Amanda Blake Cyrus
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 20, 2021
Docket1D20-1826
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D20-1826
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DARREL DUANE CYRUS,
Appellant,
v.
AMANDA BLAKE CYRUS,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County.
John L. Miller, Judge.
July 20, 2021
B.L. THOMAS, J.
Appellant challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to
dismiss injunction and his motion for order to return firearms. We
affirm.
Appellee filed a “Petition for Injunction for Protection Against
Domestic Violence,” against Appellant on March 1, 2019. She
alleged that Appellant pushed her to the ground and attempted to
hit her with a closed fist. The trial court issued a temporary
injunction on March 1, 2019. As part of the temporary injunction,
Appellant was ordered to surrender his firearms. A permanent
injunction was entered on March 13, 2019. 1
On March 18, 2020, Appellant filed a motion to dismiss the
permanent injunction. He argued it had been over a year since the
incident occurred and he had complied with all court orders.
Additionally, since the injunction was entered, Appellee had
moved to Oak Harbor, Washington, which is approximately 2500
miles from where Appellant resides. Prior to the hearing,
Appellant also filed a “Motion to Vacate and Set-Aside the Final
Judgment of Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence
without Minor Children,” and a “Motion for Order to Return
Firearms.” Following a hearing, the trial court denied Appellant’s
motions.
“Trial courts have ‘broad discretion in granting, denying,
dissolving, or modifying injunctions, and unless a clear abuse of
discretion is demonstrated, appellate courts will not disturb the
trial court’s decision.’” Hobbs v. Hobbs, 290 So. 3d 1092, 1094 (Fla.
1st DCA 2020) (quoting Noe v. Noe, 217 So. 3d 196, 199 (Fla. 1st
DCA 2017) (citations omitted)).
Here, Appellant failed to supply a transcript of the hearing on
his motion to dismiss. It is Appellant’s responsibility to ensure that
an adequate record to resolve the issues raised on appeal is
provided to the appellate court. Morgan v. Pake, 611 So. 2d 1315,
1316 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993); Fla. R. App. P. 9.200(e). 2 Without a
1 Pursuant to section 790.233(1), Florida Statutes (2020), a
person “may not have in his or her care, custody, possession, or
control any firearm or ammunition if the person has been issued a
final injunction that is currently in force and effect, restraining
that person from committing acts of domestic violence . . .” Thus,
while the injunction is in effect, Appellant is unable to recover his
firearms.
2 This Court ordered Appellant to provide the transcript of the
hearing, but the Escambia County Clerk of Court sent a “Notice of
Inability,” stating it was unable to find a record of the transcript.
Appellant was provided instructions on preparation of a written
transcript in the trial court’s temporary injunction order and
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transcript of the hearing, this Court is unable to determine
whether the trial court committed a clear abuse of discretion by
failing to dismiss the injunction.
AFFIRMED.
ROBERTS 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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Darrell Duane Cyrus, pro se, Appellant.
Amanda Blake Cyrus, pro se, Appellee.
additional information was available to Appellant on the First
Judicial Circuit’s website at
https://www.firstjudicialcircuit.org/programs-and-services/court-
reporting.
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