Briefs on the Merits are provided here in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF) in numerical order. The below index lists briefs according to case number and type. To view a brief, click on the case number.

SC09-1 Griffin v. State of Florida -
Initial Brief - filed 10/08/09

SC09-3 Advisory Opinion to the Governor Re: Commission of Elected Judge -
Petition - filed 01/06/09

SC09-5 The Florida Bar v. Unger -
Referee's Report - filed 04/01/09

SC09-9 The Florida Bar v. Shepherd -
Referee's Report - filed 06/09/09

SC09-10 The Florida Bar v. Steed -
Referee's Report - filed 08/28/09

SC09-12 The Florida Bar v. Jaramillo, Jr. -
Referee's Report - filed 08/13/09

SC09-13 The Florida Bar v. Goldbronn -
Referee's Report - filed 07/20/09

SC09-14 The Florida Bar v. Costanzo -
Referee's Report - filed 03/26/09

SC09-15 The Florida Bar v. Rider -
Referee's Report - filed 03/27/09

SC09-21 Ibarrondo v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/02/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/16/09

SC09-22 Scott v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/12/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 03/06/09

SC09-27 City of Lake Worth, Florida v. Carsillo -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/13/09

SC09-30 Figura v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/08/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 01/28/09

SC09-34 The Florida Bar v. James -
Referee's Report - filed 07/07/09

SC09-36 The Florida Bar v. Goins -
Referee's Report - filed 07/02/09

SC09-37 The Florida Bar v. Newman -
Referee's Report - filed 05/11/09

SC09-38 The Florida Bar v. Mallinger -
Referee's Report - filed 07/13/09

SC09-62 The Florida Bar v. Broom -
Referee's Report - filed 03/10/09

SC09-67 Esquivel v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/15/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/09/09

SC09-70 Clayton v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 12/31/08
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/06/09

SC09-72 Levin, et al. v. Lang -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/26/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 03/06/09

SC09-75 Jacob v. University of Florida Board of Trustees, etc. -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/22/09

SC09-92 Coleman v. McNeil, etc. -
Response - filed 04/27/09

SC09-95 Kalifa v. Judd -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/20/09

SC09-103 Palmer v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/26/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/23/09

SC09-104 Lopez v. Ramos -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 03/04/09
Jurisdiction Answer Brief - filed 03/30/09

SC09-111 The Florida Bar v. Murray -
Referee's Report - filed 07/13/09

SC09-113 The Florida Bar v. Brodersen -
Referee's Report - filed 09/08/09

SC09-114 The Florida Bar v. Wingate -
Referee's Report - filed 06/12/09

SC09-116 Rodriguez v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/02/09

SC09-117 Sinclair v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/27/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 03/02/09

SC09-123 Suffolk Construction Co., Inc. v. First Sealord Surety, Inc. -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/30/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/19/09

SC09-124 Terma v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/23/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 03/13/09

SC09-131 Tocha v. Richardson -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - 02/19/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/25/09

SC09-132 Amisub North Ridge Hospital, Inc., etc. v. Sonaglia, M.D. -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/26/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/26/09

SC09-134 Associated Uniform Rental & Linen Suppy, Inc., etc. v. RKR Motors, Inc., etc.
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/02/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief- filed 02/24/09

SC09-136 Brabson, III v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/02/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/20/09

SC09-138 The Florida Bar v. Dunn -
Referee's Report - filed 03/02/09
Referee's Report - filed 06/23/09

SC09-145 The Florida Bar v. Foster -
Referee's Report - filed 07/24/09

SC09-146 Carswell v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 04/13/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 04/29/09

SC09-148 Paschen v. M.D. Transport, et al. -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/06/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/23/09

SC09-149 Hall-Edwards v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/03/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 03/02/09

SC09-157 Delgado v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/05/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/25/09
Initial Brief - filed 05/14/09
Answer Brief - filed 07/09/09
Reply Brief - filed 07/31/09

SC09-163 The Florida Bar v. Deal -
Referee's Report - filed 05/11/09

SC09-164 The Florida Bar v. Medina, Jr. -
Referee's Report - filed 08/13/09

SC09-165 The Florida Bar v. Rohan -
Referee's Report - filed 02/25/09
Referee's Report - filed 06/11/09

SC09-170 Muhammad f/k/a Knight v. State -
Initial Brief - filed 06/25/09
Answer Brief - filed 07/08/09

SC09-172 Bifulco v. Patient Business & Financial Services, Inc. -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/27/09
Amicus Initial Brief - FLWA - filed 07/31/09
Initial Brief - filed 08/05/09
Amicus Initial Brief - NEL - filed 08/06/09
Answer Brief - filed 08/25/09
Reply Brief - filed 09/16/09

SC09-177 Fredette, et al. v. DTG Operations, Inc. et al. -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/11/09

SC09-182 The Florida Bar v. Floyd -
Referee's Report - filed 08/26/09

SC09-186 The Florida Bar v. Sostchin -
Referee's Report - filed 08/13/09

SC09-192 Davis v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/06/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 04/24/09

SC09-193 The Florida Bar v. Scott -
Referee's Report - filed 04/15/09

SC09-194 The Florida Bar v. Gregg -
Referee's Report - filed 06/08/09

SC09-196 The Florida Bar v. Beitra -
Referee's Report - filed 09/08/09

SC09-200 Jones v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/06/09
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 03/02/09