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Filing # 55868603 E-Filed 05/02/2017 03:13:24 PM
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA
THE JOHN B. BUDNIK AND
ELIZABETH D. BUDNIK
REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST
DATED MARCH 9, 1992,
Plaintiff,
Vv. CASE NO.: 2017-CA-001525 NC
BILL FURST, as Sarasota County
Property Appraiser, and
LEON M. BIEGALSKI, as
Executive Director of the Florida
Department of Revenue,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF COMPANION CASES
Defendant, LEON M. BIEGALSKI, as Executive Director of the State of Florida
Department of Revenue, by and through undersigned counsel, and pursuant to Local Rule 2(c),
hereby notifies the Court and all parties of the existence of the companion cases identified below,
each of which contains an identical challenge to the constitutionality of Sections 196.031(5) and
196.161(1)(b), Florida Statutes.
CASE STYLE CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED JUDGE
Brielmaier, et al. v. Furst, et al. 2017-CA-0651 NC AREND
Ebersole v. Furst, et al. 2017-CA-1355 NC AREND
Haralampopoulos v. Furst, et al. 2016-CA-5239 NC MERCURIO
Fitts v. Furst, et al. 2017-CA-1624 NC MERCURIO
Filed 05/02/2017 03:49 PM - Karen E. Rushing, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Sarasota County, FLThe Department respectfully requests reassignment of the companion cases to a single
Judge in accordance with Local Rule 2(c).
Respectfully submitted,
PAMELA JO BONDI
ATTORNEY GENERAL
s/Robert P. Elson
ROBERT P,. ELSON
Assistant Attorney General
Florida Bar No. 00543519
Office of the Attorney General
Revenue Litigation Bureau, PL-01, The Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050
Tel. (850) 414-3300
Primary: Robert.Elson@myfloridalegal.com
Secondary: Jon.Annette@myfloridalegal.com
Secondary: Lisa.Ryder@myfloridalegal.com
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT,
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy hereof was furnished by e-mail on
May 2, 2017, to: Morgan R. Bentley, Jr., Esquire, Amanda R. Kison, Esquire, Bentley &
Bruning, P.A., 783 South Orange Avenue, Suite 220, Sarasota, Florida 34236,
|
ibradley@bentleyandbruning.com, vengel@bentley
andbruning.com; John Geoffrey Pflugner,
Esquire, Jason A. Lessinger, Esquire, Icard Merrill Cullis Timm, et al., 32033 Main Street, Suite
600, Sarasota, Florida 34237, |
jpflugner@icardmerrill.com:; Milan Brkich, Esquire, Assistant
County Attorney, 1660 Ringling Blvd., 2nd Floor, Sarasota, Florida 34236, mbrkich@scgov.net.
s/ Robert P. Elson
ROBERT P. ELSON
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Filing # 55868603 E-Filed 05/02/2017 03:13:24 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA THE JOHN B. BUDNIK AND ELIZABETH D. BUDNIK REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST DATED MARCH 9, 1992, Plaintiff, Vv. CASE NO.: 2017-CA-001525 NC BILL FURST, as Sarasota County Property Appraiser, and LEON M. BIEGALSKI, as Executive Director of the Florida Department of Revenue, Defendants. NOTICE OF COMPANION CASES Defendant, LEON M. BIEGALSKI, as Executive Director of the State of Florida Department of Revenue, by and through undersigned counsel, and pursuant to Local Rule 2(c), hereby notifies the Court and all parties of the existence of the companion cases identified below, each of which contains an identical challenge to the constitutionality of Sections 196.031(5) and 196.161(1)(b), Florida Statutes. CASE STYLE CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED JUDGE Brielmaier, et al. v. Furst, et al. 2017-CA-0651 NC AREND Ebersole v. Furst, et al. 2017-CA-1355 NC AREND Haralampopoulos v. Furst, et al. 2016-CA-5239 NC MERCURIO Fitts v. Furst, et al. 2017-CA-1624 NC MERCURIO Filed 05/02/2017 03:49 PM - Karen E. Rushing, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Sarasota County, FLThe Department respectfully requests reassignment of the companion cases to a single Judge in accordance with Local Rule 2(c). Respectfully submitted, PAMELA JO BONDI ATTORNEY GENERAL s/Robert P. Elson ROBERT P,. ELSON Assistant Attorney General Florida Bar No. 00543519 Office of the Attorney General Revenue Litigation Bureau, PL-01, The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050 Tel. (850) 414-3300 Primary: Robert.Elson@myfloridalegal.com Secondary: Jon.Annette@myfloridalegal.com Secondary: Lisa.Ryder@myfloridalegal.com ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT, STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy hereof was furnished by e-mail on May 2, 2017, to: Morgan R. Bentley, Jr., Esquire, Amanda R. Kison, Esquire, Bentley & Bruning, P.A., 783 South Orange Avenue, Suite 220, Sarasota, Florida 34236, | ibradley@bentleyandbruning.com, vengel@bentley andbruning.com; John Geoffrey Pflugner, Esquire, Jason A. Lessinger, Esquire, Icard Merrill Cullis Timm, et al., 32033 Main Street, Suite 600, Sarasota, Florida 34237, | jpflugner@icardmerrill.com:; Milan Brkich, Esquire, Assistant County Attorney, 1660 Ringling Blvd., 2nd Floor, Sarasota, Florida 34236, mbrkich@scgov.net. s/ Robert P. Elson ROBERT P. ELSON