Alexis B. Lawler, RN v. State of Florida, Department of Health
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledMay 20, 2026
Docket1D2026-0473
StatusPublished
📰 News Coverage: Read the LAWS.com news report on this case
Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
_____________________________
No. 1D2026-0473
_____________________________
ALEXIS B. LAWLER, RN,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH,
Respondent.
_____________________________
Petition for Review of Non-Final Agency Action—Original
Proceedings.
May 20, 2026
PER CURIAM.
The Court denies Petitioner’s motion to strike, filed on April
10, 2026.
The Court grants the petition for review and sets aside in part
the emergency order suspending Petitioner’s license to practice
nursing but only to the extent that it prevents Petitioner from
practicing nursing in administrative roles that require no patient
contact. The case is remanded to the Department for further
proceedings consistent with this opinion.
ROWE, WINOKUR, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.
_____________________________
Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
_____________________________
Julie Gallagher of Grossman, Roopnarine, and Bayo, Tallahassee,
for Petitioner.
Samuel J. Salario, Jr., Jason Gonzalez, Jessica Slatten, and
Anthony J. Sirven of Lawson Huck Gonzalez, PLLC, Tallahassee,
for Respondent.
2