IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA ____________________ Supreme Court Case No.: SC16-947L.T. Case No.: 2D14-15116 Circuit Case No.: 00- 005682-CI-78

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 ____________________ CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY FLAG SERVICE ORGANIZATION, INC.,

 Petitioner,

versusKENNAN G. DANDAR and DANDAR & DANDAR, P.A.,

 Respondents. __________________________________  Appeal from the Second District Court of Appeal  __________________________________ 

JURISDICTIONAL BRIEF OF RESPONDENTS

 ____________________________ KENNAN GEORGE DANDAR ESQ.Florida Bar No. 289698THOMAS JOHN DANDAR, ESQ.Florida Bar No. 434825DANDAR & DANDAR, P.A.Post Office Box 24597Tampa, Florida 33623 (813) 289-3858

 Attorney for Respondents

Filing # 42611627 E-Filed 06/10/2016 04:35:24 PM

RECEIVED, 06/10/2016 04:38:39 PM, Clerk, Supreme Court

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................ITABLE OF CITATIONS............................................iiSTATEMENT OF THE CASE AND OF THE FACTS ....................1SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT...................................5ARGUMENT......................................................6

There is no conflict jurisdiction, as the Petitioner never invoked thesubject matter jurisdiction of the court, Dandar was not a party inthe wrongful death case, and the voluntary dismissal with prejudicedivested the court of all jurisdiction

 .............................6CONCLUSION...................................................10CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE.......................................11CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE...................................11

 

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TABLE OF CITATIONSCASESPAGE

84 Lumber Co. v. Cooper,

 656 So.2d 1297 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994)..............................3

 Albert v. Albert 

, 36 So.3d 143 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010)................................4

 Aguilera v. Inservices, Inc

., 905 So. 2d 84 (Fla. 2005).......................................6

 Boyd v. Becker 

, 627 So.2d 481(Fla.1993).......................................10

Cunningham v. Standard Guar. Ins. Co.,

630 So.2d 179 (Fla. 1994).......................................8

 Davidson v. Stringer 

, 109 Fla. 238, 147 So. 228 (Fla. 1933).............................8

 Donovan v. City of Dallas

, 377 U.S. 408 (1964)..........................................10

 Estate of 

 

Williams v. Jursinski

, 160 So.3d 500 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015)...............................4

 Eye & Ear Sales & Serv. Co. v. Lamela

, 636 So.2d 791 (Fla. 4 DCA 1994)...............................

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 Fiocchi v. Trainello,

 566 So.2d 904 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990)..............................10

General Atomic Co. v. Felter,

434 U.S. 12 (1977)...........................................10