Opinion

United Faculty of Florida v. Florida State University Board of Trustees and Florida Public Employees Relations Commission.

Court
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Filed
Dec 23, 2025
Status
Published
Cited by
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The opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

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No. 1D2024-1811

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UNITED FACULTY OF FLORIDA,

Appellant,

v.

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES and

FLORIDA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

RELATIONS COMMISSION,

Appellees.

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On appeal from the Public Employees Relations Commission.

Kerey Carpenter, Chair.

December 23, 2025

PER CURIAM.

In this appeal from an order of the Public Employees

Relations Commission (PERC), we affirm, without comment, the

dismissal of the United Faculty of Florida’s unfair labor practice

charge against the Florida State University Board of Trustees.

However, we dismiss for lack of jurisdiction that portion of the

appeal challenging PERC’s decision to award the University

prevailing party attorney’s fees and costs. See Chang v. Local 1403,

Metro Dade Fire Fighters, 345 So. 3d 384, 384 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022)

(explaining that PERC’s reservation of jurisdiction to determine

the amount of fees renders the entitlement portion of the order

nonfinal and nonappealable).

AFFIRMED in part and DISMISSED in part.

RAY, KELSEY, and TREADWELL, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and

authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or

9.331.

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Richard P. Siwica of Egan, Lev, & Siwica, P.A., Orlando, for

Appellant.

Michael Mattimore and Benjamin M. Lagos of Allen Norton & Blue,

P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee Florida State University Board of

Trustees.

Daniel E. Nordby, Benjamin J. Gibson, Amber S. Nunnally, and

Elise M. Engle of Shutts & Bowen LLP, Tallahassee, for Appellee

Public Employees Relations Commission.

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