News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

[mkt]

I thought that was Kenny?

No, that was the Roasters.

 

[tissandtully]

As the great Winston Churchill once said, "Ron, you got to know when to hold-em, know when to fold-em, know when to walk away, and know when to run..."

Careful you might hurt some delicate feelings in this thread

 

[GCTales]

That was Lincoln, not Churchill.

I could have sworn it was Washington, but gotta go with honest Abe

 

[MagicRat]

 

[Prince-1]

As the great Winston Churchill once said, "Ron, you got to know when to hold-em, know when to fold-em, know when to walk away, and know when to run..."

Well he definitely had some nice white boots made for walking.

 

[MagicRat]

 

[Prince-1]

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Nancy Sinatra would approve.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

As the great Winston Churchill once said, "Ron, you got to know when to hold-em, know when to fold-em, know when to walk away, and know when to run..."

That’s funny…I thought that was Kenny Rogers in “The Gambler”…

 

[Lilofan]

No, that was the Roasters.

Kenny Rodgers Roasters couldn't cut it in the USA. His Roasters locations are still operating in the Far East.

 

[Isamar]

Disney’s Motion to Compel Discovery was heard in state court this morning. Order to follow. Has anyone seen any reporting on it yet? (Despite all the public attention these cases have received, reporting about the actual court proceedings has been abysmal.)

 

[Isamar]

Also in the state case, Disney has now filed a Motion to Compel Discovery from the Executive Office of the Governor. They allege that the EOG has been less than compliant with a 3rd-party subpoena served in October. There are months of emails between the lawyers but the EOG has failed to produce a single document.

 

[Isamar]

And one more: Disney has filed a motion to further continue the hearing date for CFTOD’s motion for summary judgement, because CFTOD is still refusing to comply with their discovery obligations. They’re seeking a 6-month continuance.

 

[DCBaker]

Disney’s Motion to Compel Discovery was heard in state court this morning. Order to follow. Has anyone seen any reporting on it yet? (Despite all the public attention these cases have received, reporting about the actual court proceedings has been abysmal.)

Here's coverage from the Orlando Sentinel today.

Disney’s lawyers argued in court Tuesday that the oversight district aligned with Gov. Ron DeSantis is failing to turn over emails and text messages that could be pertinent to the company’s legal dispute with the state.

The entertainment giant wants to see communications, including those on personal devices, between the governor’s office and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s board and employees.

“The district appears to have made no effort to search for, collect, or review documents from personal email accounts or mobile devices of district board members or employees,” Steve Brody, a lawyer representing Disney, told Orange Circuit Court Judge Margaret Schreiber.

Brody asked the judge to order the district to produce the records within seven days. She took the matter under advisement and will issue a ruling later.

Paul Huck, a lawyer for the tourism oversight district, disputed Disney’s claim. He said officials have reviewed nearly 300,000 documents. The additional information sought by Disney isn’t relevant to the core issue of the lawsuit, which centers on a development agreement limiting the new board’s authority, Huck also told the judge.

“The core issue in this case … is the legal validity of a development agreement and restrictive covenants that were entered into by the former board on their way out the door,” Huck said. “None of the new board members are involved in that process, and the new district administrator did not take his job until May.”

Brody countered that the district should be required to do a comprehensive records search, including for work-related communications on personal devices. He also questioned why the district’s lawyers are trying to block Disney’s investigation into the selection process for the new board and district administrator Glen Gilzean.

“They’re saying we don’t get to inquire and even discover who was involved in the decision to pick these new board members and to pick the new district administrator,” he said. “It’s enough to really get you to ask, ‘What is it that they are trying to hide here?'”

Disney asks judge to order DeSantis-backed district to turn over text messages, emails

Disney’s lawyers argued in court Tuesday that the oversight district aligned with Gov. Ron DeSantis is failing to turn over emails and text messages that could be pertinent to the company&#82…

www.orlandosentinel.com

 

[CaptainNicko]

Kenny Rodgers Roasters couldn't cut it in the USA. His Roasters locations are still operating in the Far East.

It's the wood that makes it good!

 

[GrumpyFan]

Not to get too political, but I find it interesting (funny even) to see the news and analysis of Desantis' failed run for President, with several news sources citing the battle with Disney as a contributing factor in his coming up short.
There are at least a couple news outlets saying this, but I'm not going to post them here.

 

[Nevermore525]

Not to get too political, but I find it interesting (funny even) to see the news and analysis of Desantis' failed run for President, with several news sources citing the battle with Disney as a contributing factor in his coming up short.
There are at least a couple news outlets saying this, but I'm not going to post them here.

I don’t recall the situation ever really coming up on a debate stage either.

But now he can get back to focusing on the lawsuits with Disney.

 

[Lilofan]

I don’t recall the situation ever really coming up on a debate stage either.

But now he can get back to focusing on the lawsuits with Disney.

FL lame duck for the next 2 years since he can't run again.

 

[mkt]

But now he can get back to focusing on the lawsuits with Disney.

I'd rather he focus on better regulating the state's insurers and not letting his insurance comissioner approve rate increases willy nilly.

 

[GrumpyFan]

I'd rather he focus on better regulating the state's insurers and not letting his insurance comissioner approve rate increases willy nilly.

That seems off-topic. But, I'm sure you can find someone somewhere willing to discuss.

 

[DCBaker]

Here’s Disney’s filing, with the 11th circuit’s Warren decision attached. (I don’t see it on CourtListener yet but when I do I’ll post a link to that too.) The Warren decision is worth reading.



And here’s a Slate article about that decision:

Trump Judge Spanks Ron DeSantis for Retaliating Against a Democratic Rival

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faced a sharp, surprising rebuke from a conservative appeals court on Wednesday.

slate.com

Here's the response from the CFTOD.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flnd.463456/gov.uscourts.flnd.463456.113.0.pdf