Background
A.B. and M.P., individually and as parents and natural guardians of three minor children, appealed an order from the Circuit Court for Alachua County. The appellees were the Florida Department of Children and Families, the University of Florida Board of Trustees, the City of New Smyrna Beach, and the City of Edgewater.
The First District’s opinion does not describe the underlying claims, the circuit court’s ruling, the facts, or the arguments raised on appeal. The circuit court proceeding was before Judge George M. Wright.
The Court’s Holding
The First District Court of Appeal affirmed the circuit court’s decision in a per curiam opinion. The disposition consists solely of the word “AFFIRMED.”
Because the court provided no reasoning, the opinion does not identify the legal grounds for affirmance or resolve any stated question of law. Judges Bilbrey, M.K. Thomas, and Long concurred.
Key Takeaways
- The First District affirmed the Alachua County Circuit Court’s decision.
- The court issued a per curiam affirmance without explaining its reasoning.
- The opinion does not disclose the underlying facts, claims, appellate issues, or basis for the circuit court’s ruling.
Why It Matters
The decision leaves the circuit court’s ruling intact but supplies no written analysis for attorneys or lower courts to apply in other cases. Its practical significance is therefore principally the result reached between these parties.
The opinion was designated not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.330 or 9.331.