GALERIE BIJAN, INC., A FLORIDA PROFIT CORPORATION, AND KATAYOUN ABAE
v.
PETER J. MENTEN, AS TRUSTEE OF THE FAMILY TRUST CREATED UNDER THE 2012 QUALIFIED PERSONAL RESIDENCE TRUST OF DEBORAH MENTEN, ETC., ET AL. AL

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-04-08
No. 2024-1217
2026 FL 3893 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

The Department of Environmental Protection's decision was affirmed.


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Galerie Bijan, Inc. and Katayoun Abae appealed from an administrative decision by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Respondents incl…

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

No. 1D2024-1217

GALERIE BIJAN, INC., a Florida Profit Corporation, and KATAYOUN ABAE, Appellants/Cross-Appellees,

v. PETER J. MENTEN, as Trustee of the Family Trust created under the 2012 Qualified Personal Residence Trust of Deborah Menten, dated December 20, 2012, and DEBORAH MENTEN, as Trustee of the Family Trust created under the 2012 Qualified Personal Residence Trust of Peter J. Menten, dated December 20, 2012, JOHN and DENICE KELLY, and FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

On appeal from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Shawn Hamilton, Secretary.

April 8, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

ROBERTS, WINOKUR, and NORDBY, JJ., concur. Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

Susan Roeder Martin and Stephen Luis Conteaguero of Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A., Boca Raton, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

Lauren Vickroy Purdy, Luna Ergas Phillips, Deborah Kay Madden, and Michael Brandon Green of Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., Fort Lauderdale; Justin George Wolfe, General Counsel, Kelley Francesca Corbari, Kathryn Lewis, and Jeffrey Brown, Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

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