ORLANDO, FL – February 23, 2021 – Greenspoon Marder prevailed on behalf of our client, the School District of Manatee County, at the Second District Court of Appeal. The appellate court entered a per curiam affirmed decision, affirming the lower court’s dismissal of the litigation with prejudice.
The litigation began when the father of a School District of Manatee County student filed a suit challenging a suspension and disciplinary placement received by his child. Greenspoon Marder moved to dismiss the suit on numerous grounds including jurisdiction, mootness, and failure to state a claim. The Court agreed with Greenspoon Marder’s position and dismissed the case with prejudice. The Plaintiff appealed, with the Greenspoon Marder team prevailing once again in the appellate court.
The Greenspoon Marder team consisted of senior counsel Tina Garcia and of counsel Amy Pitsch.
Our team of attorneys have extensive experience advising and representing various governmental agencies and municipalities with regards to education law and more. We provide the educational services industry with a wide array of legal services, including litigation defense, seminars for education professionals, exceptional student education services, and more. Our practitioners also handle Chapter 120 hearings on behalf of school boards before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings and represents private individuals in licensing matters before various state and local agencies.
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