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Special magistrate dismisses 2023 code case after city staff can't show notice was sent
Summary
The City of Cocoa Beach special magistrate dismissed a 2023 code-enforcement case at the respondent's request after finding no proof the city had served prior orders, and the magistrate said the city will issue a written order of dismissal.
Special Magistrate Lonnie Groot dismissed a code-enforcement case from 2023 after hearing that the city had no proof prior orders were served on the respondent.
The dismissal matters because the special magistrate found the respondent's due-process rights were implicated when the city could not show the earlier orders had been delivered. Groot said he would issue a written order reflecting the oral dismissal.
At the start of the hearing, Groot…
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