Medley Investors, Ltd. v. Lewis, AY-424
| Court | Court of Appeal of Florida (US) |
| Writing for the Court | ERVIN |
| Citation | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 680,465 So.2d 1305 |
| Parties | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 680 MEDLEY INVESTORS, LTD., and others, Appellants, v. Gerald LEWIS, as Comptroller of the State of Florida, Appellee. |
| Docket Number | No. AY-424,AY-424 |
| Decision Date | 14 March 1985 |
Page 1305
v.
Gerald LEWIS, as Comptroller of the State of Florida, Appellee.
First District.
Page 1306
Neil J. Berman of Berman & Ergas, Miami; Bruce D. Friedlander, Miami, for appellants.
S. Craig Kiser, Gen. Counsel; Walter Wood, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Tallahassee, for appellee.
ERVIN, Chief Judge.
This is an administrative appeal from appellee's final order denying appellants' class action petition, filed pursuant to Section 215.26, Florida Statutes, for refund of filing fees paid into the State Treasury. We affirm.
In December 1982, appellants, a group of ten Florida chartered limited partnerships, filed a section 215.26 application with appellee for a refund of all filing fees other than the annual filing fee, paid to the Department of State since December 9, 1979, for filing and indexing certificates and other documents pursuant to Chapter 620, Florida Statutes. The application stated that it was filed on behalf of each named limited partnership individually and as a class representative. Appellants' application alleged that the class consisted of approximately 6,281 currently active limited partnerships that are required to file documents with the Department, and which have paid filing fees other than the annual fee to the Department since December 9, 1979. Appellants further alleged that the Department has unlawfully refused to file and index documents unless a filing fee is paid, in addition to the filing fee prescribed in Section 620.02(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1983). 1
The Office of the Comptroller, by letter dated December 20, 1983, denied appellants' application for refund. On March 9, 1984, appellants, as individuals and class representatives, filed a section 120.57(1) petition for an administrative hearing, naming both the Department of State and appellee Comptroller as respondents. The administrative proceeding against the Department of State is now pending. Also appellants, again as individuals and class representatives, filed a complaint for writ of mandamus, declaratory decree, and an accounting in the circuit court against the Department and appellee. The circuit court has abstained from further proceedings pending completion of both this appeal and the administrative proceeding against the Department.
On March 22, 1984, appellee issued a final order denying appellants' petition for a section 120.57(1) hearing...
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