IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA
GABRIELLE GOODWIN, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v. CASE NO. 1D15-2142
FLORIDA AGENCY FOR
HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION, ET AL,
Appellee.
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Opinion filed April 4, 2016.
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County.
Angela C. Dempsey, Judge.
Robert W. Pass, Martha Harrell Chumbler, and Christine Davis Graves of Carlton
Fields Jorden Burt, P.A., Tallahassee, and Cyril Smith and William K. Meyer of
Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Washington, for Appellant.
Cynthia L Hain, Assistant General Counsel, Agency for Health Care Administration,
and Ashley E. Davis, Assistant Attorney General, for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.
Gabrielle Goodwin appeals a trial court’s order denying class certification.
According to the parties’ request, this case is travelling with Ms. Goodwin’s appeal
of an administrative order of the Florida Department of Children and Families that
rejected her individual claim on the merits. She has acknowledged that the
underlying claim in both cases are identical. Thus, in view of this court’s decision
affirming DCF’s order denying her companion administrative challenge on the
merits, Gabrielle Goodwin v. Florida Department of Children and Families, 1D12-
4430, we conclude that Ms. Goodwin does not possess standing to represent the class
in this case. See Sosa v. Safeway Premium Fin. Co.,
73 So. 3d 91, 116-17 (Fla. 2011)
(“To satisfy the standing requirement for a class action claim, the class
representative must illustrate that a case or controversy exists between him or her
and the defendant, and that this case or controversy will continue throughout the
existence of the litigation.”).
AFFIRMED.
THOMAS, OSTERHAUS, and BILBREY, JJ., CONCUR.
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