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Filing # 138742807 E-Filed 11/17/2021 04:20:06 PM
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 157
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PALM
BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 502020CA011425XXXXMB (AD)
J.L. DOE, by and through her mother,
MOTHER DOE, as parent and legal guardian,
Plaintiff,
vs.
PLACE OF HOPE, INC., KIDSANCTUARY
CAMPUS, INC., STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES, and CHILDNET, INC.
Defendants.
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DEFENDANT STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES’
NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY
COMES NOW, Karen M. Nissen, Esq., of Vernis & Bowling of Palm Beach, P.A.,
and hereby files this Notice of Unavailability, and states that the undersigned will be
absent from the jurisdiction from December 3 through and including December 6,
2021; and December 23, 2021, through and including January 4, 2022. She
respectfully requests that no hearings, depositions, discovery, or any other proceeding
be set during that time period and further requests that an extension of time be granted
for any discovery or other deadlines which may fall during or immediately after the
aforementioned time period.
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*** FILED: PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO, CLERK. 11/17/2021 04:20:06 PM ***CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
1 HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing has been furnished by Electronic
mail this 17" day of November, 2021 to: : Seth M. Lehrman, Esq., Bradley J. Edwards,
Esq., and Brittany N. Henderson, Esq., Edwards Pottinger, LLC, 425 N. Andrews Ave.,
Suite 2, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, brad@eplic.com, brittany@epllc.com,
seth@epllc.com and maria@epllc.com; Martiza Pena, Esq. and Renee Gomez, Esq.,
Marlow Adler Abrams Newman & Lewis, 4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Suite 570 Coral
Gables, FL 33146, mpena@marlowadler.com; rgomez@marlowadler.com; Earl K.
Mallory, Esq., Mallory Law Group, 2074 W Indiantown Rd., Suite 201, Jupiter, FL 33468,
ekm@mallorylawgroup.com; and Miriam R. Merlo, Esq., Gaebe Mullen Antonelli &
Dimatteo, 420 S. Dixie Hwy., Third Floor, Coral Gables, FL 33146,
mmerlo@gaebemullen.com; mgalan@gaebemullen.com; rgalindo@gaebemullen.com.
VERNIS & BOWLING OF PALM BEACH, P.A.
Counsel for Defendant, DCF
884 U.S. Highway One
North Palm Beach, Florida 33408
Telephone No. 561.775.9822
Facsimile No. 561.775.9821
Primary: knissen@florida-law.com
Secondary: cschrader@florida-law.com
pbfiling@florida-law.com
/s/_Karen M. Nissen
KAREN M. NISSEN, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 0883761