DeSantis' appointees ask judge to rule against Disney without need for trial

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

DeSantis’ appointees ask judge to rule against Disney without need for trial

BY MIKE SCHNEIDER
Updated 8:16 PM EDT, August 15, 2023

A Florida judge should rule without trial against Disney as the company fights Gov. Ron DeSantis’ takeover of a board that oversees Walt Disney World, the Republican governor’s appointees said in a Tuesday court filing.

Members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District asked the state judge in Orlando for a summary judgment that would rule in their favor on five of the nine counts in their case.

The case is one of two lawsuits stemming from the takeover, which was retaliation for Disney’s public opposition to the “Don’t Say Gay” legislation championed by DeSantis and Republican lawmakers. In the other lawsuit, in federal court in Tallahassee, Disney says DeSantis violated the company’s free speech rights.

DeSantis isn’t a party in the state court case in which his appointees accuse Disney of wrongly stripping them of powers over design and construction at Disney World when the company made agreements with Disney-friendly predecessors. The DeSantis appointees argued that the board of Disney supporters didn’t give proper notice, lacked authority and unlawfully delegated government authority to a private entity.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/disney-desantis-lgbtq-florida-47bc50df7aa46efe809a35adaa661c58

[hlthe2b]

1. Good gawd. These Fascists don't even try to hide it anymore

Disney lawyers? Go after them with all you have.

[sakabatou]

2. DeSatan's brownshirts are fine with selective business law.

[maxrandb]

3. Ron, it was a frickin movie! I mean, it was a frickin Disney Movie

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. The federal lawsuit will still be pending

[no_hypocrisy]

5. When an adversary files a motion for Summary Judgment, it's really a Hail Mary pass.

Most attorneys file motions for dismissal and/or summary judgment as a matter of practice. Even if they don't expect to win. Why: to avoid clients who lose from claiming legal malpractice at a later date.