GAINESVILLE RESIDENTS UNITED, INC. et al v. DESANTIS et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:23-cv-00176

Court:

Florida Northern

Nature of Suit:

Constitutional - State Statute

Judge:

ALLEN C WINSOR

Firms

  1. September 12, 2023

    DeSantis Says Immunity Bars Suit Over Fla. City Utility Board

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has urged a federal court to toss a legal challenge by a group of Gainesville residents over new legislation that transfers control of a city-owned utility company to a board he appointed, saying immunity bars the complaint because he doesn't actually enforce that law.

  2. July 03, 2023

    Fla. Activist Group Challenges Law Limiting City Utility

    A group of Gainesville, Florida, community activists filed a legal challenge Monday to a new law that removes control of the local city-owned utility from elected city commissioners to a board appointed by the governor and that bars the board from considering "social, political or ideological interests" when making operational decisions.