EDWARD DAVID COLINA
v.
SHIQIAN JIANG

Fla. 3d DCA | 2025-07-16
No. 2024-0705
Cannava, J., Emas, J., Miller, J., Bokor, J.
2025 FL 5960 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2025)

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Holding

A person who reports sexual violence to law enforcement and cooperates in any criminal proceeding has standing to file a verified petition for an injunction for protection against sexual violence under Florida Statute § 784.046(2)(c)(1).


Headnotes

[1] A person who reports sexual violence to law enforcement and cooperates in any criminal proceeding, regardless of whether criminal charges have been filed, reduced, or dis…

[2] Procedural due process in an injunction hearing is satisfied where the respondent is present, heard, addresses the allegations, does not claim unpreparedness, does not re…

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Key Quotes

“A person who is the victim of sexual violence . . . has standing in the circuit court to file a verified petition for an injunction for protection against sexual violence on his or her own behalf . . . if: 1. The person has reported the sexual violence to a law enforcement agency and is cooperating in any criminal proceeding against the respondent, regardless of whether criminal charges based on the sexual violence have been filed, reduced, or dismissed by the state attorney . . . .”

Florida Statute § 784.046(2)(c)(1) (2023), cited as the basis for standing

Facts & Procedural History

Edward David Colina appealed a circuit court decision regarding an injunction for protection against sexual violence filed by Shiqian Jiang. The case …

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Opinion of the Court
Bokor

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed July 16, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D24-0705 Lower Tribunal No. 23-1248-FC 04 ________________

Edward David Colina, Appellant,

vs.

Shiqian Jiang, Appellee.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Donald Cannava, Judge.

Law Offices of Barry M. Wax and Barry M. Wax, for appellant.

Kula & Associates, P.A., W. Aaron Daniel, and Elliot B. Kula, for appellee.

Before EMAS, MILLER, and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

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Affirmed. See § 784.046(2)(c)(1), Fla. Stat. (2023) (“A person who is the victim of sexual violence . . . has standing in the circuit court to file a verified petition for an injunction for protection against sexual violence on his or her own behalf . . . if: 1. The person has reported the sexual violence to a law enforcement agency and is cooperating in any criminal proceeding against the respondent, regardless of whether criminal charges based on the sexual violence have been filed, reduced, or dismissed by the state attorney . . . .”) (emphasis added); State v. Crose, 378 So. 3d 1217, 1236 (Fla. 2d DCA 2024) (“‘The indefinite article a has an accepted sense of “any,” while the definite article, the, used before a noun specifies a definite and specific noun . . . .’”) (quoting Covey v. Shaffer, 277 So. 3d 694, 696–97 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019)) (emphasis in original); see also Schmigel v. Schmigel, 404 So. 3d 623, 625 (Fla. 1st DCA 2025) (“To satisfy due process requirements at an injunction hearing, the parties must have a reasonable opportunity to prove or disprove the allegations made in the complaint. . . . This includes allowing relevant testimony of pertinent, noncumulative witnesses who are present and cross-examination of the parties.”) (quoting Furry v. Rickles, 68 So. 3d 389, 390 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011)); Lopez v. Regalado, 257 So. 3d 550, 555 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018) (finding no deprivation of procedural due process where appellant was “present, he was heard, and he addressed the

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3 allegations in the petition” and “never claimed he was unprepared, . . . never requested a continuance, and . . . [a]t no time did [he] proffer evidence that was rejected by the court or complain that he was not being given an opportunity to defend himself”).

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