JOHNATHAN NARANJO
v.
NATALIE SOMOANO

Fla. 3d DCA | 2025-04-23
No. 2025-0245
Logue, C.J., Lindsey, J., Bokor, J., Espinosa Marin, J.
2025 FL 3421 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2025)

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Holding

Stalking constitutes domestic violence under Florida Statutes § 741.28 and can support a dating violence injunction when repeated instances reasonably cause emotional distress.


Headnotes

[1] Stalking constitutes domestic violence within the meaning of Florida Statutes § 741.28, and repeated instances of stalking after being told to stop, when they reasonably…

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“the definition of "domestic violence" in section 741.28, Florida Statutes, includes stalking, and that this inclusion "causes the statutory definition to diverge considerably from the colloquial meaning of the word"”

Court's explanation of how stalking fits within the statutory definition of domestic violence

Facts & Procedural History

Naranjo appealed a dating violence injunction granted by the trial court in a case involving allegations of stalking behavior.…

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Opinion of the Court
Logue

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed April 23, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D25-0245 Lower Tribunal No. 24-20431-FC-04

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Johnathan Naranjo, Appellant,

vs.

Natalie Somoano, Appellee.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Elisabeth Espinosa Marin, Judge.

Johnathan Naranjo, in proper person.

Natalie Somoano, in proper person.

Before LOGUE, C.J., and LINDSEY and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

2 Affirmed. Khan v. Deutschman, 282 So. 3d 965, 968 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019) (explaining that the definition of “domestic violence” in section 741.28, Florida Statutes, includes stalking, and that this inclusion “causes the statutory definition to diverge considerably from the colloquial meaning of the word”; affirming the trial court’s grant of a dating violence injunction where such repeated instances of stalking after being told to stop reasonably caused emotional distress).


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