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Rosen v. Solomon

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Oct 15, 1991
586 So. 2d 1348 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

Opinion

Nos. 91-2291, 91-2284.

October 15, 1991.

A Case of Original Jurisdiction.

David H. Zoberg and Paul B. Woods, Buchbinder Elegant, Miami, and Carolina A. Echarte, Coral Gables, for petitioners.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Richard Polin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Weissman Lichtman Dervishi and Jeffrey M. Weissman, Fort Lauderdale, for respondents.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and NESBITT, JJ.


There is no doubt that the orders below appointing a "commissioner" — actually a master in flimsy semantic disguise — to resolve discovery disputes cannot be enforced in the face of the specific pre-hearing objections filed by the defendants-petitioners. Bathurst v. Turner, 533 So.2d 939 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988); accord Wilson v. McKay, 568 So.2d 102 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990) (agreement to previous order of reference does not waive objection to subsequent order); Kuper v. Kuper, 564 So.2d 159 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990); Slattery v. Slattery, 528 So.2d 1377 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988). Accordingly, mandamus is granted requiring the trial court itself to hear and determine those matters. Bathurst, 533 So.2d at 939. The petitions are otherwise denied. The stays previously entered are vacated instanter.


Summaries of

Rosen v. Solomon

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Oct 15, 1991
586 So. 2d 1348 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)
Case details for

Rosen v. Solomon

Case Details

Full title:ARNOLD ROSEN AND BONNIE ROSEN, PETITIONERS, v. THE HONORABLE HAROLD…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Oct 15, 1991

Citations

586 So. 2d 1348 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

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