15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 499c
Insurance — Personal injury protection — Filing fees — Waiver — County court has no discretion to waive case reopen fee
MRI ASSOCIATES OF AMERICA, LLC a/a/o LUIS GONZALEZ, Plaintiff, vs. STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant. County Court, 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County. Case No. 07-18714 COCE 53. February 29, 2008. Robert W. Lee, Judge. Counsel: Ralph McGrath, Fort Lauderdale, for Plaintiff. Michael Rosenberg, Deerfield Beach, for Defendant.
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO WAIVE CASE REOPEN FEE
THIS CAUSE came on to be considered upon the Plaintiff, MRI Associates of America, LLC a/a/o Luis Gonzalez’s Motion to Waive Case Reopen Fee and the Court being otherwise fully advised in the premises, it is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiff, MRI Associates of America, LLC a/a/o Luis Gonzalez’s Motion to Waive Case Reopen Fee is hereby denied. The statute provides the Court no discretion to waive the re-open fee. See Fla. Stat. §34.041(2) (“shall pay”). See Adamson v. State, 684 So. 2d 900 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996).
