Soud v. Kendale, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a request for attorney's fees pursuant to the statute allowing attorneys fees when a defendant violates the Sunshine Act is a collateral legal consequence that is an exception to dismissal based on mootness
• holding that a request for attorney fees pursuant to the statute allowing attorney fees under Florida’s public records law is a collateral legal consequence that is an exception to dismissal based on mootness
• rendering an opinion on the merits in a moot appeal because the appellee sought attorney’s fees in the trial court after dismissal
• distinguishing a speculative claim, which is not a collateral legal consequence, of a “possibility of an award of attorney’s fees to a prevailing party” with “a lost opportunity to potentially recover attorney fees”

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Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Mazer v. Orange County
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2002-03-28· cited 26×
• Bookall v. Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-12-03· cited 7×
• Consumer Rights, LLC v. Bradford County
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2014-12-17· cited 4×
• JFK Medical Center Limited etc. v. Shands Jacksonville Medical Center etc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-11-13· cited 3×
• SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2021-10-06
• Florida Association of Realtors, D/B/A Florida Realtors, and v. Orange County, Florida and Bill Cowles, in His Official Capacity as Orange
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2025-06-13

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Godwin v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1992-01-02· cited 141×
• Jacksonville v. NAEGELE OUTDOOR ADV.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1994-03-30· cited 67×
• State v. Beeler
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1988-09-22· cited 36×
• Lund v. Department of Health
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1998-04-02· cited 18×
• United Farm Workers of America v. Quincy
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1996-09-20· cited 13×
• County of Orange v. Webster
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1987-03-12· cited 10×
• City of Boca Raton v. Boca Raton Airport Auth.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2000-09-20· cited 6×