Jane Doe v. Iasmina Pencov
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledSeptember 2, 2026
Docket4D2026-0831
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FOURTH DISTRICT
JANE DOE, an individual, JUNE DOE, an individual, and
JOHN DOE, an individual,
Appellants,
v.
IASMINA PENCOV,
Appellee.
No. 4D2026-0831
[September 2, 2026]
Appeal of a nonfinal order from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth
Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Gerard Joseph Curley Jr., Judge;
L.T. Case No. 502024CA003264XXXAMB.
Danielle Marie Bianculli and Khari James of National Center on Sexual
Exploitation, Washington, D.C., for appellants.
Thomas Maniotis of Equity Legal, PLLC, Miami, for appellee.
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the portion of the circuit court’s order denying Jane Doe’s
motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and remand for the
court to apply Venetian Salami Co. v. Parthenais, 554 So. 2d 499 (Fla.
1989). On remand, the court should determine whether the affidavits and
sworn materials can be harmonized. If the affidavits and sworn materials
cannot be harmonized, the circuit court should conduct a limited
evidentiary hearing to resolve the material jurisdictional facts.
We reverse the portion of the circuit court’s order denying appellants’
motions to dismiss for forum non conveniens and remand for the court to
conduct the analysis required by Kinney Systems, Inc. v. Continental
Insurance Co., 674 So. 2d 86 (Fla. 1996), and Florida Rule of Civil
Procedure 1.061. The circuit court should make express findings on the
adequacy of the alternative forum, the private interest factors, the public
interest factors, if applicable, and whether appellants may reinstate their
suit in the alternative forum without undue inconvenience or prejudice.
Reversed and remanded.
GROSS, LEVINE AND SHEPHERD, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of timely-filed motion for rehearing.
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