First Student, Inc., Firstgroup America, Inc., and Doreen Spillman v. Steffeney Williams ( 2019 )

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D18-1847
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FIRST STUDENT, INC.,
FIRSTGROUP AMERICA, INC., and
DOREEN SPILLMAN,
Petitioners,
v.
STEFFENEY WILLIAMS,
Respondent.
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Petition for Writ of Certiorari—Original Jurisdiction.
January 7, 2019
PER CURIAM.
Petitioners are defendants in a traffic-accident lawsuit. They
seek a writ of certiorari, contending the trial court erred in
compelling them to answer interrogatories that seek irrelevant
information. To invoke this Court’s certiorari jurisdiction, though,
Petitioners must show irreparable harm. See, e.g., Mayport Hous.
P’ship, Ltd. v. Albani, 244 So. 3d 1176, 1178 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018).
A trial court’s error in granting discovery is ordinarily not a basis
for certiorari relief. Bd. of Trustees of Internal Improvement Tr.
Fund v. Am. Educ. Enters., LLC, 99 So. 3d 450, 457 (Fla. 2012).
Here, Petitioners make no showing of privilege or other special
basis that would overcome the general rule. We therefore conclude
that Petitioners have not shown irreparable harm, meaning we
lack jurisdiction to grant relief. Mayport Hous. P’ship, 244 So. 3d
at 1178.
DISMISSED.
ROBERTS, RAY, and WINSOR, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Therese A. Savona of Cole Scott & Kissane, P.A., Orlando; Kathryn
L. Ender of Cole Scott & Kissane, P.A., Miami, for Petitioners.
Raymond M. Ravis of Dunlap, Ravis & Miller, PLLC, Jacksonville,
for Respondent.
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