Bertine v. Fla. Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm'n

Full title: Andrew D.BERTINE, Appellant, v. FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION…

Court: Florida District Court of Appeals

Date published: Apr 10, 2024

386 So. 3d 611 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2024)

Opinion

No. 1D2023-2360

04-10-2024

Andrew D.BERTINE, Appellant, v. FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION, Appellee.

Kenneth G. Oertel of Oertel, Fernandez, Bryant & Atkinson, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant. Daniel Shubeck, Assistant General Counsel, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Per Curiam.

On appeal from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Roger A. Young, Executive Director

Kenneth G. Oertel of Oertel, Fernandez, Bryant & Atkinson, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Daniel Shubeck, Assistant General Counsel, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Per Curiam.

Affirmed. See Thompson v. Dep’t of Pm. Regul., 488 So. 2d 103, 105–06 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986) (approving informal administrative hearing where matters raised by licensee were "merely in mitigation of the charges" and not disputing facts that agency alleged); Cohen v. Dep’t of Pro. Regul., 407 So. 2d 621, 622 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981) (distinguishing between mitigation and factual disputes on merits of administrative complaint).

Kelsey, M.K. Thomas, and Long, JJ., concur.