FL: Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over Worrell (D) suspension by DeSantis

[RandySF]

A federal judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit in which two voters and the group Florida Rising Together challenged Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell.

U.S. District Judge Julie Sneed issued a 15-page ruling that said plaintiffs David Caicedo and Rajib Chowdhury and Florida Rising Together did not have legal standing to pursue the lawsuit.

“Upon consideration, the court finds that plaintiffs failed to allege an invasion of a legally protected interest in defendant’s (DeSantis’) removal of Ms. Worrell from her position pursuant to the Florida Constitution,” Sneed wrote. “Instead, plaintiffs’ injury appears to be largely derivative of Ms. Worrell’s own injury in being removed before the conclusion of her term for alleged partisan reasons.”

DeSantis on Aug. 9 issued an executive order suspending Worrell, a Democrat who was elected in 2020 in the 9th Judicial Circuit, which is made up of Orange and Osceola counties.



https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/05/23/federal-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-over-worrell-suspension-by-desantis/

[onethatcares]

1. of course the state will appeal

wasting more tax payer moneys. we all know that li'l boots can't accept anything but his way.

[Takket]

2. the ruling was in Desantis' favor......