The Summation Weekly - May 31, 2023

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ANIMAL SANCTUARIES

Learning Through Hands-on Conservation

the refuge so much that we will be completing a major revamp of our Education Center. We are hoping by the end of the year to have this fully functional so we can have different displays throughout the year,” Robin explained. ECWR offers volunteer opportunities in their medical center for those looking to get involved in the rehabilitation aspect of the refuge. All volunteers must be 18 years of age or older and undergo training. For more information about ECWR or volunteering, visit emeraldcoastwildliferefuge.org or @EmeraldCoastWildlifeRefuge on Facebook.

Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge

Seacrest Wolf Preserve

3449 Bonnett Pond Rd., Chipley

Seacrest Wolf Preserve (SWP) has been promoting the education and conservation of native wildlife since 1999. The preserve is now home to 22 wolves of several different species, as well as a variety of other native animals including foxes, skunks and more. At SWP, guests are able to encounter the animals first-hand to learn more about them. “We believe in ‘Preservation through education,’ and offer unique hands-on encounters and learning opportunities with several types of animals,” SWP Director and Licensee, Lindsey Banks said.

By Nicole WIllis

May brings a time of the year that many parents find challenging… the end of the school year. Now, the kids are home 24/7 and you are looking for things to keep them both occupied and entertained. TVs, tablets and gaming consoles don’t have to be the default cure for boredom. If you’re looking for fun and engaging experiences to help get the kids off the couch this summer, consider taking them to visit one of the many nonprofit wildlife sanctuaries in the area. Whether you’ve got a future marine biologist or a wolf enthusiast, there is something for every animal-enamored kiddo. Many of these sanctuaries allow families to visit together, participate in activities or volunteer. Enjoy some family fun, while also supporting our local sanctuaries. We’ve brought you details on a few wildlife sanctuaries located throughout Northwest Florida where you and your family can meet and help animals in need.

Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida 105 N S St., Pensacola

The Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida (WSNF) has been a sanctuary to northwest Florida wildlife for more than 40 years. From flying animals like bald eagles and owls to other non-flying creatures such as racoons, possums and squirrels, WSNF continues to serve as home to a wide variety of animals in need. “The Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida is a wildlife hospital, nursery and

educational facility,” director of the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida Dorothy Kaufmann said. WSNF works to rehabilitate injured animals and acts as a home to animals that cannot be released back into the wild. The sanctuary is currently in their busiest season of the year. During the spring and summer months, WSNF receives 30 to 40 animals a day. According to Kaufmann, “the sanctuary takes in over 3,000 animals each year with the mission to give wildlife a second chance and return them to the wild.”

If you are spending some time outside this summer and happen to come across an injured animal, you can drop it off at WSNF between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm, 7 days a week.

WSNF has plenty of educational opportunities for families to experience this summer. As a sanctuary, WSNF is home to more than 50 animals that cannot be released, including a variety of birds such as bald eagles, seabirds, owls, hawks and more. Guests of the sanctuary can observe these animals and learn about them through educational signage located throughout the facility. WSNF offers self-guided tours Wednesday through Saturday from 12 pm to 3:30 pm. Group tours are also available by appointment for groups of 15 people or more. These tours provide a great opportunity for an educational afternoon outing for the entire family. There is a suggested donation of $3 perperson for self-guided tours and there is a cost of $5 per-person for group tours. There is no age limit to tour the WSNF facility. Volunteer opportunities are also available for

individuals ages 18 and older. To learn more about visiting WSNF and available volunteer opportunities, visit pensacolawildlife.com or check out the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida, Inc. Facebook page.

Panhandle Equine Rescue

3099 E Chipper Rd., Cantonment

Since 1994, Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge (ECWR) has been rehabilitating Florida native wildlife such as raccoons, opossums, tortoises, turtles, pelicans and more. ECWR offers a variety of opportunities for children and families to visit and learn about these animals. ECWR offers spring and summer camps for children, as well as an educational facility for everyone.

The ECWR education center is open to the public Wednesday through Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm and 11 am to 3 pm on Sunday. At the educational center, guests will encounter “ambassador animals,” which are animals that have been rehabilitated but are unable to be released back into the wild. Some of these animals include snakes, geckos, a fox, an owl and more. Through these animals, guests will learn about biology, wildlife rehabilitation and ecosystems. Most visits are self-guided, but ECWR staff is available to answer questions for visitors. Visiting the ECWR educational center costs $7 for adults, $6 for military and seniors and $5 for kids.

Education is one of the most important things that ECWR does. According to ECWR Executive Director Pascal Robin, the refuge hopes to expand their education center in the near future. “We take pride in the educational portion of

3051 Cloptons Circle, Navarre Panhandle Equine Rescue (PER) is home to a number of rescue equines. PER was formed in 2005 by a group of concerned citizens who noticed that cases of equine neglect were not being noticed or taken care of. Since then, PER has been working to bring awareness to equine neglect and care for equines that have been rescued from neglectful situations. Volunteers are crucial to helping PER continue to care for their horses. With the minimum volunteer age being only 8 years old, volunteering with PER could be an excellent way to get the whole family up and out of the house this summer. “We encourage families to come out and work together so that parents and children can be a team and the kids can learn to be responsible,” PER President Diane Lowery said.

Volunteer hours begin at 8:30 am, seven days a week. Typical volunteer duties include cleaning stalls, paddocks, pastures, watering and grooming the horses, if desired. “On the first day of their arrival to volunteer, I take them [the volunteers] on a tour and explain to them all of the stories of our rescues, and show them before and after pictures,” Lowery explained. “After that, they are trained on how to do barn chores and then afterwards, they are allowed to groom the horses if they want to.”

Throughout the volunteering experience, volunteers will learn about equines and their neglect, experience aspects of caring for equines and help PER continue to care for neglected equines. “Volunteering for our organization is the most important part of this rescue. Without our volunteers, we would not exist. Daily care for the horses is critical to our success. As president [of PER], I simply could not do this all on my own. It takes an army to make this work. Some people may think that shoveling manure is the least important job, but actually, it is the most important,” Lowery said. To learn more about visiting the facility or volunteering with PER, visit panhandleequinerescue.org or @PanhandleEquineRescue on Facebook.

SWP offers unique educational experiences with their wolves and wildlife. SWP typically offers Saturday group tours, however these tours are temporarily unavailable, but they hope to resume soon. Participants in the group tours will also have the opportunity to get up close and personal with SWP’s resident wolves, as they enter the wolf’s habitats. In addition to the time with the wolves, group tour guests will also get to interact with several small animals such as skunks, foxes and raccoons. The Saturday group tours are a great opportunity to interact with many of SWP’s wonderful animals. These tours last between two to three hours and are $35 per guest. All of SWP’s tours include opportunities for photos with the animals. Updates on the availability of the group tours will be posted on SWP’s Facebook.

Guests can also visit the preserve by booking a VIP tour. Private VIP tours take place Monday through Friday and last approximately 2 hours long. These educational tours allow guests to enter into the enclosures with a tour guide and interact with the wolves. Guests will learn first-hand about the wolves, their habitats, and personal responsibilities of conservation. “Seacrest Wolf Preserve is a unique and incredible place that allows people to become part of the ‘pack’ to gain a clearer understanding and respect for the animals we share the land with. It is amazing for me to watch people from many walks of life grow a passion for the animals we introduce them to,” said Banks. Private VIP tours require at least two people and cost $250 each and each additional person after the first two costs $150. VIP tours can book up a month in advance, so plan accordingly.

Volunteer opportunities at SWP are also available based on need. Visitors must be 10 years of age or older and volunteers are required to be at least 18 years of age or older. For more information on visiting or volunteering with SWP, visit seacrestwolfpreserve.org or @SeacrestWolfPreserve on Facebook ■

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FPL SHOWCASES NEW TECHNOLOGY TO RESPOND TO STORMS, ENCOURAGES CUSTOMERS TO PREPARE FOR THE 2023 HURRICANE SEASON

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) unveiled new tools and technology it will use to respond to storms as the company prepares for the official June 1 start to the 2023 hurricane season.

Friday, FPL hosted a storm expo at the McCrary Training & Storm Center. The company showcased technology it uses to help speed restoration following severe weather, including FPLAir One and the new drone-in-a-box program. FPLAir One, a fixed-wing drone resembling a small airplane, and drone-in-a-box can fly before lineworkers are able to safely begin work, allowing FPL to obtain data that will help restore power safely and as quickly as possible.

FPL also showcased a variety of ground vehicles, including the Community Response Vehicle (CRV) and the Mobile Command Center (MCC). The CRV allows field employees to operate in the hardest-hit areas after a storm, while the MCC provides real-time information to field crews that can help manage the restoration process.

In addition, an FPL lineworker conducted a pole-climbing demonstration to show how crews access hard-to-reach areas to restore power after a storm.

“FPL learns lessons from every storm, and we constantly strive to improve our response so we can get the lights back on for our customers safely and quickly following severe weather,” said J.T. Young, FPL’s vice president for Northwest Florida. “But it’s important to remember that no energy grid is hurricane-proof, and we should expect power outages after storms. That’s why we encourage our customers to prepare now and have a plan before a hurricane threatens our area.”

FPL provides storm preparedness tips for customers’ homes and businesses along with other valuable safety information at FPL.com/Storm.

This season marks the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael, a Category 5 storm that devastated the Panama City area with winds in excess of 160 mph. Two years later, in 2020, the eyewall of Hurricane Sally hit Pensacola and the surrounding area.

Since Northwest Florida joined the FPL family in 2019, FPL has made significant investments across the region to make the grid more resilient in the face of severe weather, with the added benefit of improving day-to-day reliability.These include:

• Hardening more than 150 miles of main power lines, including those that serve critical community facilities and services

FIRST LOGGERHEAD NEST RECORDED ON PENSACOLA BEACH MAY 20

• Inspecting more than 114,000 power poles for strength

• Installing smart grid technology, including more than 8,400 automated switches on main and neighborhood power lines.

• Inspecting more than 2,300 miles of main power lines and equipment using aerial and infrared technology Customers encouraged to connect with FPL FPL reminds customers that every storm is different, and preparedness is key. Reviewing preparedness and safety information along with staying connected with FPL can help customers stay safe and make decisions before, during and after a storm:

° FPL website: FPL.com/storm

Twitter: twitter.com/insideFPL

° Facebook: facebook.com/FPLconnect

FPL app: Download from the App Store or Google Play, or text the word “App” to MyFPL (69375)

Florida Power & Light Company

As America’s largest electric utility, Florida Power & Light Company serves more customers and sells more power than any other utility, providing clean, affordable, reliable electricity to approximately 5.8 million accounts, or more than 12 million people. FPL operates one of the most fuel efficient and cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S and in 2022 won the ReliabilityOne® National Reliability Award for the seventh time in the last eight years. The company was also recognized by Escalent in 2022 as one of the most trusted U.S. electric utilities for the ninth consecutive year.

FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Floridabased NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), a clean energy company widely recognized for its efforts in sustainability, corporate responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity. NextEra Energy is ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry in Fortune’s 2023 list of “World’s Most Admired Companies” and recognized on Fortune’s 2021 list of companies that “Change the World.” NextEra Energy is also the parent company of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. For more information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites: www. NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.

UNITED WAY OF WEST FLORIDA UNVEILS NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS

United Way of West Florida is introducing a new funding opportunity designed to build capacity of nonprofits in our community.

This fall, United Way of West Florida will offer mini grants for nonprofit organizations in Santa Rosa County and Escambia County. This initiative will provide funding of up to $5,000 to agencies seeking to develop their organizational structure, pursue short-term organization development goals, or execute a one-time project.

“We are particularly interested in supporting grassroots agencies making a positive impact on marginalized communities residing in hard-to-reach areas with limited resources,” said United Way of West Florida

CEO Laura Gilliam. “We are committed to becoming more accessible to these types of nonprofit agencies in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.”

To be eligible for consideration, agencies must be registered 501(c)3 organization focusing on education, health, and financial stability services. They must demonstrate financial trustworthiness, maintain an active Board of Directors, and operate with an organizational revenue under $250,000. The application period for mini grants will open in July 2023.

For further information about funding from United Way of West Florida or details on how to apply for mini grants, please contact Mary Zaledonis at mary.zaledonis@uwwf.org.

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Escambia County Sea Turtle Patrol volunteers recorded the first nest of the 2023 season on Pensacola Beach early Saturday morning, May 20, with help from nearby hotel staff who spotted the nest before volunteers arrived. The nest is a loggerhead, which account for 90% of nests laid in Escambia County.

Three other species of sea turtle nest on Escambia County beaches May-October, including greens, leatherbacks and the rare Kemp’s Ridley. Once laid, the eggs will incubate for around 60 days, after which hatchlings emerge under the cover of darkness and make their way to the Gulf of Mexico.

Sea turtles of all sizes face many threats. For nesting females, white lights on the beach may deter them from nesting or cause them to abandon a nesting attempt, also known as a false crawl. Furniture, tents and toys left on the beach overnight create obstacles for nesting turtles and can injure or trap them on the beach. Because May and June are the busiest nesting months in Escambia County, more nests are expected in the coming weeks.

Help protect nesting sea turtles and other coastal wildlife this Memorial Day weekend by remembering:

• Lights Out! Female turtles prefer dark, quiet beaches for nesting and hatchlings need dark skies to find the Gulf of Mexico. Leave the flashlights and cell phones at home or use a red flashlight when on the beach at night. Turn off

beach-facing lights and close windows and curtains to keep our beaches dark.

• Leave No Trace! Remove all furniture and toys from the beach when you’re done for the day, including hammocks, tents, canopies, chairs, toys and sports equipment.

• Stow It, Don’t Throw it! Trash and food waste can entangle turtles and other wildlife and attract unwanted predators. Always dispose of trash in the proper receptacle and refrain from feeding wildlife.

• If You Dig It, Fill It! Large holes are hazardous to both wildlife and people. Avoid digging large holes and fill in any holes, trenches or moats at the end of your visit.

For more information about sea turtles and other coastal wildlife in Escambia County, check out MyEscambia.com/seaturtles or follow the Escambia County Natural Resources Management Department on Facebook at @ECNaturalResourcesManagement.

If you encounter a nesting turtle, turn off all lights and retreat a safe distance away. Dead or injured sea turtles should be reported to Escambia County Marine Resources at (850) 426-1257 or the FWC Wildlife Alert line at 1-888-404-FWCC (3922). All sea turtle work performed by Escambia County was completed under Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Marine Turtle Permits #032a and #202.

EAST JOHNSON AVENUE CLOSURES BEGIN TUESDAY, MAY 30

East Johnson Avenue between Caminitti Lane and Tippin Avenue will experience road closures with lane detours Tuesday, May 30. During this time, crews will be working to connect an existing sewer manhole along East Johnson Avenue. The road is expected to be re-opened by Saturday, June 3.

Traffic heading eastbound on East Johnson Avenue will detour south onto Caminitti Lane reaching Olive Road, then detouring north on Tippin Avenue. Traffic heading west on East Johnson Avenue will have the option to continue west or turn north onto Ely Road. Ely Road traffic heading south will only have the option to turn west.

If other roadway closures are necessary or work is delayed, another notice will be issued.

A formal Maintenance of Traffic Plan was submitted to and approved by the Escambia County Transportation and Traffic Operations Division for approval on May 17, 2023. Eric Patrick, B&W Inc., was responsible for the submittal of the approved MOT Plan and has a valid certificate for Advanced MOT training.

For more information, please contact Eric Patrick at 850-544-4820.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY NOTIFYING PROPERTY OWNERS OF NEW POLICIES ON PERDIDO KEY

Escambia County is working to notify gulf-frontal property owners of two new policies on Perdido Key regarding public access and beach signage. Escambia County has provided mailers to applicable properties.

On May 4, 2023, the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners amended the Perdido Key Habitat Conservation Ordinance Sec. 30-300 to allow beach signage marking gulf-frontal private property across Perdido Key. As amended, the ordinance allows for one sign per shore-perpendicular boundary line placed within ten (10) feet of the seaward edge of the dune vegetation line. Sign dimensions shall not exceed 24”x24” with a maximum height of six (6) feet. The ordinance took effect upon filing with the State of Florida on May 8, 2023.

Property owners within the Gulf Beach Subdivision have also been notified of the new public easement on 64 gulf lots between Perdido Skye and Perdido Key State Park. The Gulf Beach Subdivision was deeded from the United States government to individual owners in 1957 with language providing a perpetual public easement along the southerly 75 feet of the gulf-frontal lots for access to and enjoyment of the Gulf of Mexico. Parcels remained privately owned, and access must be through legally established access points. Property owners or members of the public with questions regarding the new policies can contact Samantha Bolduc with the Natural Resources Management Department at 850-595-3460 or smbolduc@myescambia.com.

SANTA ROSA COUNTY COURTHOUSE LAW LIBRARY DEDICATION CEREMONY

The public is invited to join the Santa Rosa County Clerk of Courts and Board of County Commissioners as the Law Library is dedicated to the Honorable Colie Nichols Jr. and Honorable Woodrow Melvin. The dedi -

cation will take place at 11 am on Thur., June 1 at the Santa Rosa County Courthouse, 4025 Avalon Blvd. in Milton.

For more information, visit santarosa.fl.gov.

LAWMAKERS SHIELDED IN REDISTRICTING FIGHT

JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — A panel of federal judges Thursday shielded eight current and former legislative leaders from having to testify in a challenge to a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through last year.

The panel blocked an attempt by plaintiffs’ attorneys to depose the Republican leaders, including former Senate President Wilton Simpson and former House Speaker Chris Sprowls, in a lawsuit that alleges the redistricting plan intentionally discriminated against Black voters.

The ruling cited a legal concept known as “legislative privilege,” which it said prevents inquiry into motivations for legislative decisions.

“This is true even when — as in this case — there are allegations of improper or unlawful motives,” U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor wrote for the panel.

While saying legislative privilege is not “absolute,” Winsor wrote that the plaintiffs “have not shown that this is the extraordinary case in which legislative privilege must yield to federal interests.”

Along with Simpson and Sprowls, the ruling shielded Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R-Fleming Island; former Sen. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero; Rep. Tyler Sirois, R-Merritt Island; Rep. Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach; Rep. Kaylee Tuck, R-Lake Placid; and Rep. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County. All had leadership roles in the once-a-decade redistricting process.

The lawsuit, filed last year by Common Cause Florida, Fair Districts Now, the Florida State Conference of the NAACP and individual plaintiffs, alleges that the redistricting plan violated the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment and 15th Amendment. The 14th Amendment ensures equal protection, while the 15th Amendment prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote based on race.

The case focuses, in part, on a decision to redraw North Florida’s Congressional District 5, which in the past elected Black Democrat Al Lawson. After DeSantis vetoed an initial redistricting plan, lawmakers approved a map that dramatically changed the North Florida district — ultimately leading in November to white Republicans winning all seats across the region.

In a court document last week, attorneys for the plaintiffs said they wanted to question the legislative leaders about a roughly three-week period last spring. That period

started with DeSantis’ veto of the initial plan and ended with lawmakers passing a map that DeSantis proposed during a special legislative session.

“The public record contains virtually no explanation of the crucial juncture where the Legislature, including these legislators, who had repeatedly endorsed and defended a congressional redistricting map that preserved minority access, abruptly reversed their stance, abdicated their mapmaking responsibilities to the governor, and ultimately passed a map that destroyed the minority access district they had previously sought to protect,” the plaintiffs’ attorneys wrote in the May 19 document. “The black box of the Legislature’s special session stands in stark contrast to how the Legislature, and legislators, conducted the redistricting process up to that point, which was characterized by open debate and good-faith deliberations based on a shared and clear understanding of the Legislature’s obligations under state and federal law.”

But in a Feb. 1 motion to quash subpoenas for the depositions, attorneys for the lawmakers wrote that legislative privilege protects “the legislative process from the harms that result when unwelcome entanglement in civil litigation inhibits lawmakers in the discharge of legislative duties. Most courts have recognized the higher interests at stake and diligently protected the legislative process from those harms.”

“The privilege applies even — or especially — in important cases, and where the motives of the legislative branch are relevant,” the motion said. “Plaintiffs are not entitled to interrogate legislators regarding their role in the enactment of Florida’s new congressional districts.”

Unlike most cases, a three-judge panel is hearing the redistricting case. Along with Winsor, the panel is made up of 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Adalberto Jordan and U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers.

Thursday’s ruling also shielded DeSantis’ general counsel, Ryan Newman, from testifying. It allowed a deposition on limited topics of J. Alex Kelly, a deputy chief of staff for DeSantis who played a key role in the redistricting process.

Meanwhile, a separate lawsuit is pending in Leon County circuit court that alleges the changes to Congressional District 5 violated a 2010 state constitutional amendment that set standards for redistricting.

COURT REJECTS LAWSUIT OVER DOG RACING BAN

JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — More than four years after Florida voters approved a ban on greyhound racing in the state, an appeals court Wednesday rejected a Pinellas County kennel’s argument that it should be compensated because of a “taking” of property.

A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld a ruling by a Leon County circuit judge that D’Arcy Kennel, LLC, and its owner, Christopher D’Arcy, were not entitled to damages after voters passed what was known as Amendment 13 on the 2018 ballot.

Wednesday’s decision pointed to the heavily regulated nature of the gambling industry, saying D’Arcy “did not have a reasonable expectation that the investment in dog racing could not be severely impacted by regulation.”

“Pari-mutuel gambling has long been heavily regulated in Florida. … It is not surprising that reasonable investmentbacked expectations ‘are greatly reduced in a highly regulated field,’” the decision said, partially quoting from a legal precedent. “Given the extensive history of state regulation of gambling, it is not reasonable that D’Arcy had no expectation of future governmental interference with their property investments, as they … claimed.”

The 2018 constitutional amendment required shutting down the state’s decadesold greyhound industry by Dec. 31, 2020. D’Arcy filed the lawsuit against the state in

UPDATED: ELECTIONS BILL DRAWS FIRST AMENDMENT CHALLENGES

JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — After Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a major elections bill Wednesday, legal battles immediately began about new restrictions on voter-registration groups.

Organizations such as the League of Women Voters of Florida, the NAACP and Hispanic Federation filed three federal lawsuits arguing that the restrictions violate First Amendment rights and will harm efforts to sign up Black and Hispanic voters.

The Republican-controlled Legislature passed the bill (SB 7050) last month and DeSantis signed it Wednesday, hours before formally announcing that he will run for president in 2024. The bill focuses heavily on placing additional restrictions on “third-party” voter-registration groups, including dramatically increasing fines for legal violations and preventing non-U.S. citizens from handling registration applications.

“These onerous, overbroad, and vague requirements do not serve and cannot be justified by any compelling or legitimate state interest,” said a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the League of Women Voters of Florida and the League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund. “The challenged provisions’ only aim, and indeed, only effect, is to limit the ability of 3PVROs (third-party registration groups) like LWVFL (the League of Women Voters) to register eligible Florida citizens to vote, and in so doing, persuade them to action by participating in the electoral process. Indeed, SB 7050 is part of a decades-long pattern of the Florida Legislature seeking to punish and deter the expressive conduct of third-party civic engagement organizations like LWVFL.”

Republican supporters, however, have argued that the changes are designed to bolster election security and protect information submitted by voters.

“There is no more sacred thing than our vote, and in this state, when it comes to our elections, we want to be crystal clear: It should be easy to vote and hard to cheat,” Rep. John Snyder, R-Stuart, said before the House passed the bill April 28.

DeSantis’ approval of the bill Wednesday and the resulting lawsuits marked the start of another chapter in years of political and legal fights about changes in Florida’s elections laws. Republican leaders in Florida and across the country have repeatedly pushed to make voting changes after former President Donald Trump lost his re-election bid in 2020.

The League of Women Voters and Hispanic Federation cases name as defendants Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Attorney General Ashley Moody. The coalition’s lawsuit names as defendants Byrd, Moody and the 67 county supervisors of elections.

An underlying issue in the lawsuits is that the plaintiffs say voter-registration groups play an important role in registering Black and Hispanic voters. Black voters, in particular, are a key Democratic Party constituency.

The lawsuit filed by the coalition of groups alleges that the voter-registration restrictions “were purposefully enacted, at least in part, with a racially discriminatory intent to discriminate against Black and Hispanic voters and have the effect individually and collectively of denying, abridging, or suppressing the right to vote of otherwise eligible voters on account of race, ethnicity, or color.”

Among the issues targeted in the lawsuits:

— The bill significantly increases fines for violations by voter-registration organizations. As an example, groups could face a maximum of $250,000 in fines each year — five times the current $50,000 annual cap — for failing to submit completed registration applications to elections supervisors on time.

— The bill reduces from 14 days to 10 days the length of time groups have to turn applications in to elections supervisors.

— The bill bars non-citizens and people who have been convicted of certain felonies from handling voter-registration applications for the groups.

— The bill prevents the groups from retaining personal information about people who sign up to vote.

— The bill requires the groups to provide “receipts” to people who register.

The lawsuits allege, in part, that the bill violates political-speech rights protected by the First Amendment and would have a “chilling” effect on the groups. For example, one of the plaintiffs, Equal Ground Education Fund, expects to stop efforts to register voters during the upcoming election cycle because of the “increased risk of exorbitant fines imposed by SB 7050,” according to the coalition’s lawsuit.

August 2019, seeking damages for the loss of value of property, including racing dogs that the lawsuit said could previously be sold for up to $50,000.

“The state of Florida, through Amendment 13, imposed such a severe burden on the private property rights of plaintiffs (D’Arcy and the kennel) that it amounts to a per se taking that completely deprives plaintiffs of all economically beneficial use of the property,” the lawsuit said. “The adoption of Amendment 13 is the functional equivalent to a physical taking in which the state of Florida has ousted the plaintiffs from their domain and from any benefit from their property.”

But Leon County Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey in 2021 ruled against the kennel, writing, in part, that the ballot measure only prohibited greyhound owners from using the dogs to race at Florida pari-mutuels.

“Here, plaintiffs retain virtually every stick in the bundle of property rights --- they can still race their dogs, they can still sell their dogs, they can still keep them as pets, and they can even race them in wagered races in other states where wagering on greyhound racing is allowed,” Dempsey wrote. “The only thing they cannot do is race them in a wagered race in Florida. That is not a restriction so severe as to cause a taking.”

Similarly, Wednesday’s appeals-court decision by Judges Joseph Lewis, Ross Bilbrey and Susan Kelsey said the “operation of Amendment 13 does not deprive racing dog owners of their property; it merely regulates its use.”

The lawsuits, which were filed in federal court in Tallahassee, seek injunctions against the disputed parts of the bill and allege violations of First Amendment, due-process and equal-protection rights. While the League of Women Voters filed one lawsuit, another was filed Wednesday by a coalition of groups such as the NAACP, Disability Rights Florida and Alianza for Progress.

Hispanic Federation, the group Poder Latinx and individual plaintiffs filed a lawsuit Thursday.

“By imposing prohibitive penalties on 3PVROs for any errors or omissions by any of its associates in voter registration activities, SB 7050 requires 3PVROs to take on potentially ruinous financial responsibility for its volunteers’ activities and thus severely hampers their expressive speech and conduct and ability to associate with a broad swath of members,” the League of Women Voters lawsuit said.

But during a House debate last month, Rep. Lawrence McClure, a Dover Republican who helped sponsor the measure, said the bill’s changes, at least in part, are designed to protect information submitted by voters. “We are putting a priority on that voter’s personal information,” McClure said. “It should be the most sacred part of the entire interaction.”

DISNEY OPPOSES JUDGE DISQUALIFICATION

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

The judge overseeing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts’ lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis and his appointees shouldn’t leave the case, the entertainment giant argued in a document filed Thursday. Attorneys for DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District last week asked Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker to disqualify himself, pointing to comments he made in unrelated legal matters about the state retaliating against Disney. But lawyers for Disney argued Thursday that Walker’s remarks didn’t meet the high standards for judges to be disqualified. Court rules do “not prescribe the hairtrigger disqualification standard defendants suggest,” the Disney lawyers wrote. Walker’s comments came as lawmakers last year moved to strip Disney of its special governing status through the former Reedy Creek Improvement District. In a motion last week, attorneys for DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District argued that Walker’s remarks gave “an appearance of partiality that would lead a reasonable observer to question whether the court is predisposed to ruling that the state retaliated against Disney.” But Disney lawyers Thursday said a court rule about disqualification establishes a “high bar” to prevent parties from trying to “effectively veto judges whose decisions they

do not like and shop for a judge more to their liking.” Walker didn’t make any improper communication with the press or the public about Disney’s lawsuit, they argued. “Judges are not prohibited from referring accurately to widely-reported news events during oral arguments, nor must they disqualify themselves if cases related to those events happen to come before them months later. Disqualification is allowed only if the prior comments expose an incapacity on the judge’s part to consider the new case on its own merits. The comments here come nowhere close to that standard,” Disney’s lawyers wrote. Walker on Tuesday issued an order saying he would take no further action until he ruled on the motion for disqualification. DeSantis and Disney began clashing after the company opposed a controversial 2022 law that restricts instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools — a law that supporters titled “Parental Rights in Education” but detractors called “don’t say gay.” Legislators ultimately renamed the Reedy Creek district as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and gave DeSantis the power to appoint its members. The lawsuit alleges, in part, that retribution orchestrated by the governor has economically harmed the company and violated its constitutional rights.

HOUSE, PEDIATRICIANS BATTLE OVER SUBPOENA

DARA KAM NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — A statewide pediatricians association is pushing back in federal court against the Florida House’s efforts to obtain internal communications showing how the group adopted standards of care for the treatment of gender dysphoria.

House Health & Human Services Chairman Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, issued subpoenas last month, amid efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican legislative leaders efforts to wipe out care such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgical procedures for transgender minors.

Fine issued the subpoenas after House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, directed the committee to launch an investigation into standards of care adopted by Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Florida Psychiatric Association.

The pediatricians’ group filed a federal lawsuit, arguing that the communications sought by the House are speech protected by the First Amendment.

Compliance with the subpoena issued to the group would result in “disclosure of the position of individual members with respect to a controversial political issue,” which “not only violates the First Amendment rights of those individuals but can reasonably be expected to discourage future membership in the association,” Tallahassee attorney Barry Richard, who represents the pediatricians, wrote in the challenge filed May 1.

The subpoenas are aimed at getting information related to guidelines established by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, or WPATH, and the Endocrine Society. Dozens of medical groups — including the two Florida groups targeted by the House — point to the WPATH guidelines, which have been revised eight times over the past two decades, to support the treatments.

The subpoena issued to the pediatricians’ group seeks communications regarding “the development, endorsement, and recommendation” of the standards or “reflecting disagreement or skepticism” by the group’s members or other health-care practitioners of the standards of care. Fine’s committee is also asking for communications related to the group’s “consideration and rejection of the view that the standards of care should not include gender-affirming care.” The House also is requesting communications “that reference social media, peer influence, or other social influences relating to gender dysphoria in children and adolescents.”

The pediatricians association contends that the effort to compel the group to disclose “communications, positions, and thought processes among its members with respect to a matter that has become the subject of public and political controversy” violates the doctors’ speech rights. The group has asked U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the subpoena.

“It is well settled that the First Amendment prohibits government, in the absence of a compelling state interest, not only from directly suppressing speech and association, but from doing so indirectly by demanding disclosure of private communications or otherwise taking action that can reasonably be expected to intimidate persons into refraining from exercising their rights of speech and association,” the lawsuit said.

But in a response filed last week, the House committee argued that the state “has well-established, compelling interests in the practice of medicine within its borders and in the health and welfare” of Florida children.

“If a group of Florida practitioners are employing and promoting the use of novel and seemingly harmful procedures on minors, the House undoubtedly has authority to investigate,” David Axelman, general counsel for the Florida House, wrote. “The House’s concern, of course, is that medical organizations in Florida may be parroting and promoting ideological standards that are thinly disguised as medical standards and then manufacturing a false ‘consensus’ to encourage the widespread adoption of harmful medical practices. That is profoundly a matter of state concern.”

Richard, however, disputed the House’s rationale in a reply filed Tuesday.

“Those types of amorphous justifications, unsupported by evidence, could be used by the state to justify invasion of anyone’s First Amendment rights,” he wrote.

The “private communications” between “identified private persons” linked through a “private association” are protected by the First Amendment, Richard argued.

“Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority,” Richard wrote, quoting from a 1988 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

The House’s requests for information are similar to legal wrangling over records in a lawsuit challenging the DeSantis administration’s decision to prohibit Medicaid coverage of treatments for gender dysphoria for children and adults. The federal government defines gender dysphoria clinically as “significant distress that a person may feel when sex or gender assigned at birth is not the same as their identity.”

A federal judge in February sided with the state and ordered national medical groups to provide testimony about how the guidelines for the care were established. The groups’ appeal of the ruling remains pending.

The subpoena fight also comes after DeSantis signed a package of bills on LGBTQrelated issues. One of the measures builds on rules adopted by state medical boards that ban doctors from using puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery for children diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

Another measure, sponsored by Fine, aims to block venues from admitting minors to drag shows. An Orlando restaurant has filed a federal lawsuit challenging that new law.

COURT REJECTS LAWSUIT OVER FIU SHUTDOWN

JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — After a series of similar rulings, an appeals court has rejected a potential class-action lawsuit that students filed against Florida International University because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Named plaintiffs Rebecca Alexandre and Sarah Fagundez alleged a breach of contract because FIU collected fees for services that were not provided during the shutdown. Students were required to pay health, athletics, transportation and student-activity fees.

But a panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal overturned a Miami-Dade County circuit judge’s decision and ordered dismissal of the case. A key issue was whether the school was protected by sovereign immunity, which generally shields government agencies from liability. Agencies can face lawsuits if it is shown that contracts have been violated.

“We are mindful of the myriad ways in which the COVID-19 virus negatively impacted our society, and the difficult choices individuals, businesses, and governments were forced to make,” Wednesday’s ruling, written by Judge Alexander Bokor and joined by Judges Thomas Logue and Bronwyn Miller, said. “But our task here consists only of determining if the documents presented by Alexandre (the named plaintiffs) evinced an express, written contract obligating FIU to provide specific services or access to campus in a specific time, manner, or place. Reviewing the record, constrained by statute and

binding precedent, we conclude that Alexandre failed to meet her burden to show an express, written contract overcoming the general rule of sovereign immunity for governmental entities.”

The FIU lawsuit is one of numerous cases filed in Florida and other states alleging that colleges and universities breached contracts and should be required to refund money to students. After the pandemic hit in 2020, campuses throughout Florida and the nation were shut down and students were forced to learn remotely

The 4th District Court of Appeal in late April rejected a lawsuit filed by Florida Atlantic University students. Meanwhile, the Florida Supreme Court is considering a case in which the 1st District Court of Appeal reached a similar conclusion in a potential class-action lawsuit filed against the University of Florida.

Also, the 1st District Court of Appeal has rejected a case filed against Florida A&M University, and the 3rd District Court of Appeal has turned down a case filed against Miami Dade College.

But the 2nd District Court of Appeal last year refused a request by the University of South Florida to dismiss a similar potential class-action lawsuit. The Supreme Court on Jan. 5 declined to take up an appeal by USF.

A footnote in Wednesday’s FIU decision said the University of South Florida case “arguably relies on specific — and different — documents to determine if an express, written contract exists.”

JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — Continuing to mold a conservative Florida Supreme Court, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday named Meredith Sasso to succeed former Justice Ricky Polston, who stepped down in March.

Sasso, of Orlando, has served as a state appeals-court judge since 2019 and is chief judge of the Lakeland-based 6th District Court of Appeal. Her previous positions included chief deputy general counsel for former Gov. Rick Scott.

With the pick, DeSantis has appointed five of the seven Supreme Court members, as the court has become dramatically more conservative since the Republican governor took office in January 2019.

“I am proud to appoint Judge Meredith Sasso to the Florida Supreme Court because her fidelity to the Constitution will help preserve freedom in our state for generations to come,” DeSantis said in a prepared statement.

Since Polston announced his resignation, speculation had swirled about Sasso as a potential successor. Along with serving in the Scott administration, she has been active in The Federalist Society, a conservative group that has played a key role in state and federal judicial appointments.

In her application for the Supreme Court seat, Sasso wrote that while working in the executive branch of government, she “gained an informed appreciation for the separation of powers.”

“Appropriate deference to coordinate branches is not a matter of courtesy; it is essential for the people’s chosen representatives to operate,” Sasso wrote. “Likewise, judicial decisions are not the only available solution to problems. When judges step outside their role, they often justify it by claiming an altruistic purpose of correcting a perceived injustice. But as judges, we should honor both our defined role and the overall system in which we operate.”

The Florida Justice Reform Institute, a legal group that advocates on issues such as limiting lawsuits against businesses, praised the appointment. William Large, the organization’s president, issued a statement that said the pick continued DeSantis’ efforts to carry out a promise to reshape the Supreme Court.

“The governor’s appointment of Meredith Sasso to the Florida Supreme Court cements this promise of appointing justices with a proven record of embracing textualism and the notion that the courts should interpret our laws, not write them.” Large said.

Sasso will join Chief Justice Carlos Muniz and Justices John Couriel, Jamie Grosshans and Renatha Francis as DeSantis appointees on the court. Justices Charles Canady and Jorge Labarga were appointed by then-

DESANTIS

Republican Gov. Charlie Crist.

Before DeSantis took office, the Supreme Court had a generally liberal majority — much to the frustration of state Republican leaders and business groups. But three longtime justices, Barbara Pariente, R. Fred Lewis and Peggy Quince, left the court in early 2019 because of a mandatory retirement age, allowing DeSantis to make appointments.

Polston, another Crist appointee, was usually part of a conservative majority, so it is unclear how much Sasso will affect the ideology of the court. Labarga is the only remaining justice from the more-liberal previous majority.

After Polston announced his resignation, three candidates, including Sasso, initially applied to succeed him. But the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission extended a deadline and drew 15 applicants.

The commission forwarded the names of six finalists to DeSantis. In addition to Sasso, the finalists were 6th District Court of Appeal Judges Joshua Mize, Jared Smith and John Stargel, Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Thomas Palermo and 20th Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Thomas McHugh.

Sasso became a judge on the 5th District Court of Appeal in 2019 and shifted to the newly created 6th District Court of Appeal this year after a reorganization of the appellate-court system.

In her application, Sasso gave examples of opinions she had written, including a 2020 opinion about the dismissal of a former church employee that Sasso described as testing “the reach of secular judicial power.” Sasso’s opinion rejected a lawsuit alleging breach of an employment agreement, finding that what is known as the “ecclesiastical abstention doctrine” left the issue to church authorities.

“The case is significant because it demonstrates that a secular court’s only legitimate role in resolving disputes related to religious doctrine is to ensure those disputes are committed to religious authorities,” Sasso wrote in a description of the case.

Sasso has ties to Grosshans, who also served on the 5th District Court of Appeal before being appointed to the Supreme Court in 2020. Sasso spoke at a Supreme Court investiture ceremony for Grosshans in 2021, according to Sasso’s application.

Sasso, who grew up in Tallahassee, received bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Florida. Her paternal grandparents left Cuba in 1953, according to the application.

After stepping down from the Supreme Court, Polston became general counsel of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. He had served on the Supreme Court since 2008.

SIGNS

STATE GUARD EXPANSION

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that will expand and make permanent the Florida State Guard, which DeSantis revived last year. DeSantis’ office said the Florida State Guard bill (HB 1285) was among eight military-related measures that he signed Friday. Lawmakers passed the bills during the legislative session that ended May 5. The Florida State Guard was initially set up during World War II to replace Florida National Guard members who were deployed abroad. It went inactive in 1947. But DeSantis restored

TWO FILE FOR HAWKINS HOUSE SEAT

With Rep. Fred Hawkins, R-St. Cloud, appearing likely to become president of South Florida State College, two candidates opened campaign accounts this week to try to succeed him in the state House. Republican Demetries Andrew Grimes and Democrat Tom Keen opened accounts to run in House District 35 in Orange and Osceola counties, according to the state Division of Elections

it last year, at least in part as a way to help the Florida National Guard during emergencies. Last year’s approval, however, came in what is known as a budget “implementing” bill, which means the Florida State Guard authorization would expire July 1, according to a House staff analysis. The bill signed Friday will eliminate the July 1 expiration date and put the Florida State Guard in law as a division of the state Department of Military Affairs. The bill also will expand the maximum size of the Florida State Guard from 400 to 1,500 members. Lawmakers separately included $107.6 million in the new state budget for the Florida State Guard, up from $10 million in the current fiscal year.

website. Hawkins this month was named as the lone finalist to replace retiring South Florida State College President Thomas Leitzel, who is expected to leave the job June 30. Meanwhile, in nearby House District 46, Republican Michael Cruz became the second candidate to open a campaign account to try to succeed Rep. Kristen Arrington, D-Kissimmee, in 2024. Republican Christian De La Torre opened an account in March to run for the Osceola County seat. Arrington plans to run in 2024 for an open Senate seat.

Legals

Notice of Sale

Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice Old Milltown Storage located at 6251 Stewart Street, Milton, FL. 32570 intends to hold a sale to sell the property stored at the Facility by the below Occupants whom are in default at an Auction.

The sale will occur as an online auction via www.lockerfox.com on 6/15/2023 at 11:45AM.

Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings. Ronnie Christan unit #1077. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details.

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Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF MARY ANN AYMARD ALVERSON, a/k/a MARY ANN ALVERSON Deceased.

FILE NO: 2023 CP 000670

DIVISION: U NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Mary Ann Aymard Alverson, a/k/a Mary Ann Alverson, deceased, whose date of death was March 15, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 West Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is May 24, 2023.

Personal Representative:

Charles David Alverson

384 Old Bratt Road

Atmore, AL 36502

Attorney for Personal Representative:

Charles L. Hoffman, Jr.

Attorney for Personal Representative

Florida Bar Number: 229768 CARVER DARDEN KORETZKY ET AL 151 West Main Street, Suite 200 Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 266-2300

Fax: (850) 266-2301

E-Mail: choffman@carverdarden.com

Secondary E-Mail: bass@carverdarden.com

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: Estate of ASHLEY D. PACE III,

Deceased

Case No. 2023-CP-504 Division “U”

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the Estate of ASHLEY D. PACE III, deceased (the “Decedent”), whose date of death was March 3, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Escambia County Clerk of Court, Attn: Probate Division, 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorneys are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court ON OR

BEFORE THE LATER OF THREE (3)

MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY

(30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands

against the Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM

FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of the first publication of this Notice is May 24, 2023.

ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: RICHARD N. SHERRILL

Florida Bar No.: 172812

RHETT J. WILLIAMS

Florida Bar No.: 1019567

CLARK PARTINGTON 125 East Intendencia Street

Pensacola, FL 32502

P.O. Box 13010 Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010

Telephone: (850) 434-9200

Fax: (850) 208-7100

E-mail: rsherrill@clarkpartington.com rwilliams@clarkpartington.com

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:

JUDITH R. PACE 67 Star Lake Drive Pensacola, Florida 32507

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE COURT

IN RE: ESTATE OF: JAMES LEE MATTHEW BERRY Deceased.

Case No.: 2023 CP 76 Division: U NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the Estate of JAMES LEE MATTHEW BERRY, deceased, whose date of death was December 16, 2022, File Number 2023 CP 76, Division U, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons, having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice has been served, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE TIME OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice May 24, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative:

/s/ Jennifer Lee Bushnell Jennifer Lee Bushnell, Esquire Florida Bar No. 617555

Jennifer Lee Bushnell, P.L.L.C. 1507 W. Garden Street Pensacola, FL 32502 850.466.2929 Phone JLB@NWFLattorney.com

Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives

Co-Personal Representatives:

/s/ Christopher Jason Padenich CHRISTOPHER JASON PADENICH

Co-Personal Representative /s/ Chulita Shoemaker CHULITA SHOEMAKER

Co-Personal Representative

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Milton, Florida 32583 (Mailing Address:

P. O. Box 472, Milton, FL 32572). The names and addresses of the ancillary personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED

TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is May 31, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative:

Susan Crockett Batson

Florida Bar Number 500186

Email: officescb@kimbat.com

LAW OFFICES OF KIMMEL & BATSON, CHARTERED 715 N. Baylen Street Pensacola, FL 32501 (850) 438-7501

Personal Representative:

KAREN CONRAN HIPPARD 2813 Oak Ridge Drive Gulf Breeze, Florida 32563 2WR5/31-6/7NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF HILD CREED, Deceased.

FILE NO.: 2023 CP 000723

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the Estate of Hild

Creed, deceased, File Number, 2023 CP 000723 is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

The date of first publication of this Notice is May 31, 2023.

Thérèse Marguerite de Saint Phalle 1028 East Lee Street Pensacola, Florida 32503

JOSEPH W.C. BOYLES, ESQUIRE

Attorney at Law 212 W. Cervantes Street (32501) P.O. Box 13464 Pensacola, FL 32591-3464 (850) 433-9225 FLORIDA BAR #14188

Attorney for Personal Representative jwcb@boylesandboyleslaw.com jennifer@boylesandboyleslaw.com

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JAMES CHRISTIAN HALEY, Deceased.

File No.: 2023 CP 000419 Division: U NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of JAMES CHRISTIAN HALEY, deceased, whose date of death was May 9, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: May 24, 2023.

Signed on this 17 day of May, 2023

Gregory P. Fayard, Esq. Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 609811 Emmanuel, Sheppard & Condon, P.A. 30 South Spring Street Pensacola, FL 32502 850-433-6581 gpf@esclaw.com jcw@esclaw.com

ELIZABETH RIVERS HALEY Personal Representative 67 Wimbledon Drive Mobile, AL 36608 2WR5/24-5/31NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: THE ESTATE OF:

STEPHANIE KRESS, Deceased.

FILE NO.: 2023-CP-000752

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of STEPHANIE KRESS, deceased, whose date of death was March 24, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is May 31, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative:

GARY W. HUSTON Florida Bar No. 044520 Gary W. Huston, PLLC 25 W. Cedar St., Suite 210 (32502) P.O. Box 12751 Pensacola, FL 32591-2751 gary@garyhuston.com

Personal Representative

ROBERT JAMISON WHITE 1218 Barcelona Street Pensacola, FL 32501 2WR5/31-6/7NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF SYLVIA ANN DAVIS Deceased.

File No. 2023-CP-154 Division: Probate

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of SYLVIA ANN DAVIS, deceased, whose date of death was January 1, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ attorney are set

decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE

OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM

FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is May 24, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative:

Kerry Anne Schultz Attorney for Petitioners Florida Bar Number: 563188

SCHULTZ LAW GROUP, P.L.L.C. 2779 Gulf Breeze Parkway Gulf Breeze, FL 32563

Telephone: (850) 754-1600

Fax: (850) 754-1601

E-Mail: kaschultz@schultzlawgrp.com

Personal Representatives:

Denise D. Ward 1933 Henderson Road Macon, GA 32127 Kyle Smith 1824 Saint Mary Drive Gulf Breeze, Florida 32563 2WR5/24-5/31NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF BRENDA ANN SMITH BEAN Deceased.

File No. 2023-CP-209

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of BRENDA ANN SMITH BEAN, deceased, whose date of death was November 18, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is May 24, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative:

Kerry Anne Schultz

Attorney Florida Bar Number: 563188

2779 Gulf Breeze Parkway GULF BREEZE, FL 32563 Telephone: (850) 754-1600 Fax: (850) 754-1601

E-Mail: kaschultz@schultzlawgrp.com

Personal Representative:

Johnathan Wayne Bean 1509 Marimack Drive Gulf Breeze, Florida 32563

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Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Lauren A. Merritt LAUREN A. MERRITT Lauren A. Merritt, P.A. Florida Bar Number: 1017893 111 S. De Villiers Street, Suite B Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 741-2999

Fax: (850) 466-0956

E-Mail: lauren@laurenmerrittlaw.com

Personal Representative: /s/ Kristin West KRISTIN WEST 8294 Ash Street Lumberton, Texas 77657

2WR5/31-6/7NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF WARNER BROWN TARRANTS Deceased.

Case No.: 2023-CP-000746

Division: U

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of WARNER BROWN TARRANTS, deceased, whose date of death was December 21, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is May 24, 2023.

PUBLIC NOTICES

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is May 31, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative:

/s/ Lauren A. Merritt

LAUREN A. MERRITT

Lauren A. Merritt, P.A. Florida Bar Number: 1017893

111 S. De Villiers Street, Suite B Pensacola, FL 32502

Telephone: (850) 741-2999

Fax: (850) 466-0956

E-Mail: lauren@laurenmerrittlaw.com

Personal Representative: /s/ Francine D. Herb

FRANCINE D. HERB 4 Portofino Drive, Unit 1501 Pensacola Beach, Florida 32561

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Notice of Action

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA

FRE INVESTMENTS, INC., a Florida limited liability company, Plantiff, v.

JONNA M. DAUGHTERY A/K/A

JONNA M. DAUGHERTY; E-CAST SETTLEMENT CORPORATION; STATE FARM MUTUALAUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY; HARVESTERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; MONARCH CAPITAL CORPORATION; RICHARD ALVOID, PA; and ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. Defendant.

Case No.: 2022 CA 002357

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: JONNA M. DAUGHTERY, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action seeking to quiet title on the following described property in Escambia County, Florida, to-wit: LTS 15 & 16 & e 6FT OF ALLEY ADJ ON W SIDE

Property Address: 901 Rentz Avenue, Pensacola, Florida 32507 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on the Plaintiff’s attorney, Louis E. Harper III of Harper Law, P.A., whose address is 2107 Airport Boulevard, Pensacola, Florida 32504, on or before June 26, 2023, and file the original with this Clerk of the above-names court before service on Plaintiff’s attorneys or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court, on this the 15 day of May, 2023.

PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of Court

By Beth Phelps

Deputy Clerk

Conformed copy to:

Louis E. Harper III Harper Law, P.A. 2107 Airport Boulevard Pensacola, FL 32504 bo@harperlawpa.com 4WR5/24-6/14NOA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA FRE INVESTMENTS, INC., a Florida limited liability company, Plaintiff, V. JONNA M. DAUGHTERY A/K/A

JONNA M. DAUGHERTY; E-CAST SETTLEMENT CORPORTION; STATE FARM MUTUAL

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

HMC ASSETS, LLC SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE OF CAM XI TRUST, Plaintiff, vs.

DANNY L. MCCRAY; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DANNY L. MCCRAY; DANNY MCCRAY, JR. A/K/A DANNY

L. MCCRAY, JR. A/K/A DANIEL

L. MCCRAY, JR.; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DANNY MCCRAY, JR. A/K/A DANNY L. MCCRAY, JR. A/K/A DANIEL L. MCCRAY, JR.; ERICA MCCRAY A/K/A ERICA M. MCCRAY N/K/A ERICA LEINDA MAYHUGH; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ERICA MCCRAY A/K/A ERICA

Phone (850) 623-3159 Fax (850) 983-0602 ADA.SantaRosa@flcourts1.gov at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

Witness my hand and official seal of this court on May 17, 2023

DONALD C. SPENCER SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CLERK OF COURT & COMPTROLLER

Lambrisky

By: Brenda

As Deputy Clerk

THIS NOTICE SHALL BE PUBLISHED ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO (2) CONSECUTIVE WEEKS: PUBLISH IN THE SUMMATION WEEKLY.

CASE NO: 21000697CAMXAX

2WR5/31-6/7NOA

ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has filed a petition for forfeiture of the above-described property.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office seized the property in Santa Rosa County, Florida on March 3, 2023 and is holding it.

An Amended Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on May 17, 2023 and any person seeking to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of Court on or before June 13, 2023 and send a copy to the undersigned attorney.

attorneys or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court, on this the 15 day of May, 2023.

PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of Court

By: Beth Phelps Deputy Clerk

Conformed copy to: Louis E. Harper III Harper Law, P.A. 2107 Airport Boulevard Pensacola, FL 32504 bo@harperlawpa.com

4WR5/24-6/14

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA FRE INVESTMENTS, INC., a Florida limited liability company, Plaintiff,

v.

JEREMY JOSEPH BETCHY; MICHAEL DEMETZ; and ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

Defendant.

Case No.: 2023-CA-000175

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: THE ESTATE OF JEREMY JOSEPH BETCHY (DECEASED) AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, OR BENEFICIARIES OF THE

M. MCCRAY N/K/A ERICA LEINDA MAYHUGH; POLYNESIAN ISLES HOMEOWNERS INC.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; REGIONS BANK; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN

PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2, whose name is fictitious to account for parties in possession, Defendants.

CASE NO: 21000697CAMXAX

NOTICE OF ACTION –CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE

TO: ERICA MCCRAY A/K/A ERICA M. MCCRAY N/K/A ERICA LEINDA MAYHUGH

ADDRESS UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ERICA MCCRAY

A/K/A ERICA M. MCCRAY N/K/A ERICA LEINDA MAYHUGH ADDRESS UNKNOWN

ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS ADDRESSES UNKNOWN whose residence is unknown and all parties claiming an interest by, through, under, or against, the said Defendants who are not known to be dead or alive, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in the property described in the mortgage recorded on November 20, 2006, in OR Book 2672 at Page 1607 of the Public Records of Santa Rosa County, Florida, which mortgage is the subject of this action and which encumbers property in Santa Rosa County, Florida which is described in this notice.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property:

THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY

SITUATE IN COUNTY OF SANTA ROSA AND STATE OF FLORIDA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

A PORTION OF LOTS 19, 20 AND 21, BLOCK

B, FIRST ADDITION TO POLYNESIAN ISLANDS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT FILED IN PLAT BOOK “B” AT PAGE 175, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING

AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 18, BLOCK B, FIRST ADDITION TO POLYNESIAN ISLANDS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT FILED IN PLAT BOOK “B” AT PAGE 175, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE RUN NORTH 00 DEGREES 05’ WEST FOR 146.93 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE RUN NORTH 89 DEGREES 55’ EAST FOR 120.00 FEET; THENCE RUN NORTH 00 DEGREES 05’ WEST FOR 115.00 FEET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 89 DEGREES 55’ WEST FOR 120.00 FEET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 00 DEGREES 05’ EAST FOR 115.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; TOGETHER WITH LAND CONTIGUOUS THERETO, IF ANY, LYING BETWEEN EXTENSIONS OF THE SIDE LINES OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THE WATERS EDGE OF CANAL (AKA LOT 27, BLOCK C, OF UNRECORDED PLAT OF POLYNESIAN ISLANDS FIRST ADDITION)

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1602 GUAM LANE, GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA 32561 PARCELNUMBER: 30-2S-28-324000C01-0270 has been filed against you, and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on counsel for the Plaintiff, Ashland R. Medley, Esq., Ashland Medley Law, PLLC, 3111 North University Drive, Suite 718, Coral Springs, Florida 33065, on or before (30 days from the date of the first publication of this Notice) and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint filed in this action.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 - ADA NOTICE

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison Santa Rosa County

Avalon Blvd., Milton, FL 32583

Notice of Forfeiture IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION IN RE: FORFEITURE OF:

One (1) 2015 Dodge Durango VIN #: 1C4RRHAG3FC232508

CASE NO: 2023 CA 000614 DIVISION: B (civil)

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS

TO: TYLER DREW HILL, AND ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN

DESCRIBED:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has filed a petition for forfeiture of the above-described property.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office seized the property in Santa Rosa County, Florida on April 25, 2023 and is holding it.

A Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on May 18, 2023 and any person seeking to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of Court on or before June 20, 2023 and send a copy to the undersigned attorney.

Jennifer Rogers Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office 5755 East Milton Road Milton, Florida 32583 (850) 983-1100 FL Bar #109296

2WR5/31-6/7NOF

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION

IN RE: FORFEITURE OF:

$9,005.81 (NINE THOUSAND, FIVE DOLLARS AND 81/100 CENTS) In U.S. Currency

CASE NO: 2023 CA 000195

DIVISION: A (civil) NOTICE OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS

TO: ALEX PAUL MENSEN-JOHNSON, AND ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has filed a petition for forfeiture of the above-described property.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office seized the property in Santa Rosa County, Florida on March 5, 2023 and is holding it.

A Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on April 13, 2023 and any person seeking to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of Court on or before June 13, 2023 and send a copy to the undersigned attorney.

Jennifer Rogers Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office

5755 East Milton Road Milton, Florida 32583 (850) 983-1100 FL Bar #109296 2WR5/24-5/31NOF

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION IN RE: FORFEITURE OF:

$4,970 (Four Thousand, Nine Hundred Seventy Dollars) In U.S. Currency CASE NO: 2023 CA 000194 DIVISION: B (civil)

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS

TO: KEVON LAMAR

Jennifer Rogers Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office 5755 East Milton Road Milton, Florida 32583 (850) 983-1100 FL Bar #109296

2WR5/24-5/31NOF

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION IN RE: FORFEITURE OF:

$24,060 (TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND, SIXTY DOLLARS) IN U.S. CURRENCY CASE NO: 2023 CA 000595 DIVISION: A (civil) NOTICE OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS

TO: UNKNOWN CLAIMANT(S), AND ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has filed a petition for forfeiture of the above-described property.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office seized the property in Santa Rosa County, Florida on April 11, 2023 and is holding it.

A Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on May 17, 2023, and any person seeking to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of Court on or before June 13, 2023 and send a copy to the undersigned attorney.

Jennifer Rogers Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office 5755 East Milton Road Milton, Florida 32583 (850) 983-1100 FL Bar #109296

2WR5/24-5/31

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

In RE: FORFEITURE OF One 2015 Polaris VIN: 57XAAPFA7F5103123

Two Apple iPhones $1,708.00 U.S. Currency

CASE NO.: 2023-CA-628

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS

TO: UNKNOWN CLAIMANT(S), AND ALL PERSONS OR ENTITES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED:

One 2015 Polaris VIN: 57XAAPFA7F5103123

Two Apple iPhones $1,708.00 U.S. Currency

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Gulf Breeze Police Department has filed a petition for the forfeiture of the above-described property.

The Gulf Breeze Police Department seized the property in the City of Gulf Breeze in Santa Rosa County on April 10, 2023 and is holding the property.

A Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on May 24, 2023, and any person seek to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of Court on or before June 20, 2023 and send a copy to the undersigned attorney.

RUSSELL F. VAN SICKLE

Florida Bar No. 967289

BEGGS & LANE, RLLP 501 Commendencia Street (32502) Pensacola, FL 32591-2950

Telephone: (850) 432-2451

Primary: rfv@beggslane.com

Attorney for The City of Gulf Breeze Police Department 2WR5/31-6/7NOF

NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFER THE DEDEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is May 31, 2023.

NANCY LYNN CARTY HARTJEN Florida Bar Number: 0050461 Nancy Lynn Hartjen, Esq. P.O. Box 5492 Navarre, FL 32566 Attorney for Patti Jolly Nabors and Michael Lea Jolly 2WR5/31-6/7NTC

FOR LEGAL NOTICE

RATES AND ADVERTISING IN THE SUMMATION WEEKLY CALL DARIEN HARDY 433-1166 EXT. 25