Clearwater Beach Company, LLC v. 4701 North Meridian, LLC
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 1, 2020
Docket3D20-0710
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed July 1, 2020.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D20-710
Lower Tribunal No. 19-15351
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Clearwater Beach Company, LLC,
Petitioner,
vs.
4701 North Meridian LLC,
Respondent.
A Case of Original Jurisdiction โ Prohibition.
Schlesinger Law Group, and Michael J. Schlesinger; Nelson Mullins Broad
and Cassel, and Mark F. Raymond and Kimberly J. Freedman; Quintana Law Firm,
and J. Luis Quintana, for petitioner.
Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L., and Marko F. Cerenko
and Alan J. Kluger, for respondent.
Before FERNANDEZ, LOGUE, and SCALES, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Denied. See Erlinger v. Federico, 242 So. 3d 1177, 1181 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018)
(โWhile a judge may not prejudge a case, it is well-settled that a judge may form
mental impressions and opinions during the course of hearing evidence.โ); Mobil v.
Trask, 463 So. 2d 389, 391 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985) (โA judge is not required to abstain
from forming mental impressions and opinions during the course of presentation of
evidence.โ).
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