Background
Dannesha Williams appealed an order of the Florida Department of Health’s Board of Nursing to the Florida First District Court of Appeal. The opinion identifies Deborah Becker as the Board’s chair.
Williams represented herself on appeal. The Department was represented by Chief Appellate Counsel Sara Young Hodges. Because the court issued only a one-word disposition, the opinion does not describe the underlying dispute, the Board’s ruling, the arguments presented, or the applicable legal standards.
The Court’s Holding
The First District affirmed the Board of Nursing’s order. The court’s entire merits disposition was “AFFIRMED.”
The per curiam opinion supplied no reasoning and announced no express rule of law. Judges Rowe, Winokur, and M.K. Thomas concurred.
Key Takeaways
- The Board of Nursing’s order remains in place.
- The court affirmed without explaining the factual or legal basis for its decision.
- The opinion does not resolve any expressly stated legal question beyond the disposition of Williams’s appeal.
Why It Matters
The decision ends the appeal in the Department’s favor, subject to any timely and authorized motion under Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.330 or 9.331. Its practical significance outside the parties is limited because the court provided no factual discussion, legal analysis, or articulated holding that attorneys can apply to other cases.