GORMAN LEROY SUITS, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• McDANIEL Reserve Realty Holdings, LLC v. B.S.E. Consultants, Inc., 39 So. 3d 504 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010)
  …ial court may sua sponte raise the question of whether venue should be transferred to another county under section 47.122 for the convenience of parties or witnesses or in the interest of justice. See Hewitt Contracting Co. v. Joyner Electric, Inc., 616 So. 2d 190, 190-91 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998); Morris-Edge Masonry, Inc. v. Tonn & Blank, Inc., 461 So. 2d 1086, 1037 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985). However, the “issue can be decided only after both parties receive appropriate notice and an opportunity to be heard.” Hewitt, 6…
• Gov't Emps. Ins. Co. v. Burns, 672 So. 2d 834 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996)
  …onveniens. However, we adhere to our original opinion in reversing the order below, based upon the trial court’s failure to provide the parties with appropriate notice and an opportunity to be heard. See Hewitt Contracting Co. v. Joyner Elec., Inc., 616 So. 2d 190 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993); Morris-Edge Masonry, Inc. v. Tonn [*839] & Blank, Inc., 461 So. 2d 1036 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985). Reversed and remanded for a hearing predicated upon all due process requirements to determine whether or not the doctrine of forum no…

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• Ground Improvement Techniques, Inc. v. Merchs. Bonding Co., 707 So. 2d 1138 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998)
  …f venue based on forum non conveniens pursuant to section 47.122, Florida Statutes (1997) can be raised by the court. See, e.g., Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Burns, 672 So. 2d 834 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996); Hewitt Contracting Co. v. Joyner Elec., Inc., 616 So. 2d 190 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993). It is also clear, however, that a lower court wishing to make a forum non conve-niens transfer must provide the parties with appropriate notice and an opportunity to be heard. This is effectively what happened in this case. It i…

Authorities Cited

• Turkaly v. State, 615 So. 2d 222 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993)