MARY H. ADAIR, APPELLANT,
v.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND JAMES V. CROSBY, JR., AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, APPELLEES
MARY H. ADAIR, APPELLANT,
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND JAMES V. CROSBY, JR., AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, APPELLEES
895 So. 2d 446
Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2005)
Caution
Cited by 4 cases
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Univ. of S. Fla. College of Nursing v. State, Dep’t of Health, 812 So. 2d 572 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).
KAHN, BROWNING, and POLSTON, JJ., concur.
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