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1.Florida State University Law Review
WINTER, 1991
18 Fla. St. U.L. Rev. 533
LENGTH: 14676 words
ARTICLE: GRANDPARENT VISITATION: THE PARENTAL PRIVACY RIGHT TO RAISE THEIR "BUNDLE OF JOY"
NAME: Michael J. Minerva, Jr.
[excerpt]
Even since 1980, courts have on occasion upheld strong parental rights without indicating a textual source. For example, in Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services v. Straight, Inc., n83 the First District Court of Appeal discussed:
the long recognized right and duty of parents to train and educate their minor children and to exercise such control and use such disciplinary measures as will enable them to discharge their parental duty. Parental authority in rearing children is not absolute and may [*545] be limited by the state if that authority is exercised in an unreasonable manner or is otherwise abused. n84
Although the First District did not mention the state constitution's guarantee of privacy, the court did cite Lassiter v. Department of Social Services, n85 a federal privacy case, as support for the strength of parental rights. The district court in Straight upheld the right of a parent to place a minor child in a drug treatment program against the minor child's wishes and without a court order. According to the court, the statute authorizing a parent or other interested party to petition the circuit court for involuntary placement of a child in such a program "does not in any way restrict the right of the parent to place a minor child in a treatment program regardless of the minor's consent if the minor is either a drug abuser or drug dependent." n86
2.Copyright (c) 1990 Notre Dame Law Review
University of Notre Dame
1990
66 Notre Dame L. Rev. 443
LENGTH: 35227 words
ARTICLE:
The Motion to Transfer and the Interests of Justice
NAME: David E. Steinberg *
[this is heavy legal stuff but it references Collins v. Straight, Inc., 748 F.2d 916, 921-22 (4th Cir. 1984);
3.Wesley Fager et al. v. Straight, Inc., et al.
Case No. (Law) 111949
CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA
28 Va. Cir. 272; 1992 Va. Cir. LEXIS 289
June 22, 1992
HEADNOTES: [**1]
No private cause of action is given for a violation of the rights given to mental patients by Section 37.1-84.1.
JUDGES:
Judge Johanna L. Fitzpatrick
OPINIONBY: FITZPATRICK
4.
A. YORBA LINDA COMMERCENTER ASSOCIATES, ETC., ET AL. Petitioner, vs. STRAIGHT, INC. Respondent.
Case No. 79,596
SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA
599 So. 2d 1281; 1992 Fla. LEXIS 947
May 15, 1992, Decided
PRIOR HISTORY: [*1]
District Court of Appeal 2nd District - No.91-02489
Original Opinion of February 28, 1992, Reported at 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 1837.
OPINION: Petitioners having filed proper notice of dismissal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.350(b), it is ordered that the Petition for Review be and the same is hereby dismissed.
B. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, PETITIONER, v. STRAIGHT, INC., RESPONDENT
No. 69,836
Supreme Court of Florida
503 So. 2d 326; 1987 Fla. LEXIS 1415
January 13, 1987
PRIOR HISTORY: [*1]
DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT - NO. BL-151
OPINION: The Petitioner having filed Notice of Dismissal, it is ordered that the Petition for Review be and the same is hereby dismissed.
C. STRAIGHT, INC., Appellant, v. YORBA LINDA COMMERCENTER ASSOCIATES, a general partnership, WILLIAM K. DAVIS, RICHARD E. LUCY, CHARLES BUCHANAN, ROBERT J. THIERGARTNER and ALAN J. TUNTLAND, as general partners of DAVIS YORBA LINDA COMMERCE CENTER ASSOCIATES, and NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY d/b/a YORBA LINDA COMMERCENTER ASSOCIATES, a general partnership, Appellees.
Case No. 91-02489
COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, SECOND DISTRICT
594 So. 2d 849; 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 1837; 17 Fla. L. Weekly D 591
February 28, 1992, Filed
SUBSEQUENT HISTORY: [**1] Released for Publication March 18, 1992. Petition for Review Dismissed May 15, 1992, Reported at 1992 Fla. LEXIS 947.
PRIOR HISTORY: Appeal from nonfinal order of the Circuit Court for Pinellas County; William L. Walker, Judge.
COUNSEL: Terrence S. Buchert of Riden, Earle & Kiefner, P.A., St. Petersburg, for Appellant.
Catherine C. Prats of Martin & Prats, P.A., St. Petersburg, for Appellees.
JUDGES: PATTERSON, FRANK, ALTENBERND
OPINIONBY: PATTERSON
OPINION: [*849] PATTERSON, Judge.
D. [only contains a minor reference to Straight] John Doe and Mary Doe, Petitioners, v. Hon. John W. Watson, III, Circuit Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Respondent
No. 87-553
Court of Appeals of Florida, Fifth District
507 So. 2d 1164; 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 8427; 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1338
May 26, 1987, Filed
PRIOR HISTORY: [**1]
Petition for Writ of Prohibition, A Case of Original Jurisdiction.
E. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellant, v. STRAIGHT, INC., Appellee
No. BL-151
Court of Appeals of Florida, First District
497 So. 2d 692; 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 10416; 11 Fla. L. Weekly 2299
October 30, 1986
SUBSEQUENT HISTORY: [**1]
Rehearing Denied December 2, 1986.
PRIOR HISTORY:
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Charles E. Miner, Jr., Judge. Case No. BL-151.
5. Copyright 1992 Associated Press
All Rights Reserved
The Associated Press
These materials may not be republished without the express written consent of The Associated Press
July 5, 1992, Sunday, AM cycle
SECTION: Washington Dateline
LENGTH: 182 words
HEADLINE: The Big 11 Who Were Big Donors And Got Ambassadorships
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
BODY:
These are names of 11 donors who contributed $ 100,000 or more to the Republican Party and were named by President Bush as ambassadors:
- Donald H. Alexander, who runs an investing firm, named in 1992 to The Netherlands;
- Charles Cobb, named in 1989 to Iceland;
- Joseph Gildenhorn, JBG Associates, real estate and construction, named in 1989 to Switzerland;
- Glen Holden, the Holden Group, health and insurance, named in 1989 to Jamaica;
- Charles Hostler, in real estate and construction, named in 1989 to Bahrain;
- Roy Huffington, Roy M. Huffington, oil and gas,named in 1990 to Austria;
- Nicholas Salgo, lawyer, named in 1992 to Sweden;
- Mel Sembler, Sembler Co., real estate and construction, named in 1989 to Australia;
- Joy Silverman, wife of Jeffrey Silverman of Ply-Gem Industries, real estate and construction, named in 1989 to Barbados (Senate blocked nomination);
- Howard Wilkins, the Maverick Co., real estate and construction, named in 1989 to The Netherlands;
- Joseph Zappala, Zappala & Associates, real estate and construction, named in 1989 to Spain.
6. Copyright 2001 The Financial Times Limited
Financial Times (London,England)
February 17, 2001 Saturday
London Edition 1
SECTION: WORLD NEWS - THE AMERICAS ; Pg. 6
LENGTH: 421 words
HEADLINE: WORLD NEWS - THE AMERICAS: Fundraiser set to lead Eximbank
BYLINE: By EDWARD ALDEN
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
BODY:
President George W. Bush has chosen a Florida developer and top Republican fundraiser to be the next chairman of the US Export-Import Bank, which provides financial backing for more than Dollars 15bn (Pounds 10.3bn) annually in US exports.
The White House is expected shortly to announce the appointment of Melvin Sembler, who was national finance chairman of the Republican party from 1997 to 2000, and the Florida representative to the Republican National Committee.
7. Copyright 2000 Business Wire, Inc.
Business Wire
January 4, 2000, Tuesday
DISTRIBUTION: Business Editors
LENGTH: 435 words
HEADLINE: Drug Free America Foundation: Scientific and Medical Forum Names New Chairman
DATELINE: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan. 4, 2000
BODY:
The International Scientific and Medical Forum on Drug Abuse, a division of Drug Free America Foundation, Inc., has named Dr. David A. Gross as its new chairman. The forum is a brain-trust of nearly 50 of the world's leading physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists and scholars researching drug use, drug abuse and reviewing newly released data based on scientific merit.
