MARCH 10, 2011 UPDATE

 

Oral argument was presented in our case (1108 Ariola LLC, Et Al. v, Chris Jones, Et Al.

Case No. 1D10-2050) on February 15, 2011 at the First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee.  The judges assigned to the case William Van Nortwick, Bradford Thomas, and Simone Marstiller seemed prepared for the hearing and asked questions of the attorneys representing each side.

 

For anyone interested, a video of the court proceeding can be viewed on line.  The video is about 43 minutes long.  Select Case Number 10-2050 and Case Date 2/15/2011 from the following link.

 

                            www.1dca.org/video/2011htm.

 

 

The Santa Rosa County case known as “Accardo v. Brown” (Case Number 1D10-4072) involves the taxation of leasehold land on Navarre Beach.  On May 7, 2010 Judge Gary Bergosh ruled against the Navarre Beach leaseholders.  They are now being taxed on the land as well as the improvements.  That decision has been appealed.

 

Oral arguments in Accardo v. Brown are scheduled for Thursday, March 17th at 9 am EST at the First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee.  The judges assigned to this case are James Wolf, Marguerite Davis and Philip Padovano.

 

Oral arguments are limited to 20 minutes per side.

These proceedings are open to the public.  The First District Court of Appeal is located at 2000 Drayton Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32299.

A live video feed is also available on the First District Court of Appeal web site:

 

                            www.1dca.org/video.html

 

Remember, Tallahassee is one hour ahead of Pensacola Beach.