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    Neil Gillespie

    From: "Nichole Hanscom" To: "Neil Gillespie" Cc: "Julie Holt" Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 2:56 PMSubject: RE: Records request for client file of Neil J. Gillespie-July-13-2015

    Page 1 of 2

    7/14/2015

    Dear Mr. Gillespie,

    In response to your request dated June 24, 2015, your payment was received on July 10,

    2015; I anticipate the personnel file of Ms. Maria Castagliuolo will be produced for you

    tomorrow. As you have requested, I will email a PDF of the records to this email address.

    In response to your request dated July 13, 2015, please be advised that I can find no records

    to indicate you are or have been a client of this office; we do not have any file to provide to

    you. It appears that in 2011, correspondence was mailed to your home address by this office.

    The envelope was inadvertently pre-marked with an “attorney client privilege” warning, but Iassure you there is no record that you are or have been a client of this office. 

    Thank you,

    Nichole Hanscom   Attorney, Administration/Operations  Fla Bar No 96373 Law Office of Julianne Holt Public Defender, 13th Circuit 

    813.277.1424 [email protected] 

    From: Neil Gillespie [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 1:25 PMTo: Julie Holt; Nichole HanscomCc: Neil GillespieSubject: Records request for client file of Neil J. Gillespie-July-13-2015

    Importance: High 

    VIA UPS No. 1Z64589FP299906572Email: [email protected] Julianne M. HoltThe Law Offices of Julianne M. HoltPublic Defender of the 13th Judicial Circuit

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    700 East Twiggs Street, 5th FloorTampa, Florida 33602

    Email: [email protected]  Nichole HanscomAttorney, Administration/OperationsThe Law Offices of Julianne M. Holt

    Office of Public Defender 13th Judicial Circuit700 East Twiggs Street, 8th FloorTampa, FL 33602

    Dear Ms. Holt and Ms. Hanscom:

    Please find attached a records request, delivered to your office earlier today, for the entire contents ofmy file, Neil J. Gillespie or Neil Gillespie, as a client of your office, The Law Offices of Julianne M.Holt, Public Defender, 13th Judicial Circuit.

    Enclosed is evidence of our attorney-client relationship, a copy of an envelope from your office

     postmarked June 1, 2011 addressed to me,

    MR NEIL GILLESPIE8092 SW 115th LoopOcala FL 34481

    marked "ATTORNEY - CLIENT Privilege Applies".

    Thank you in advance for the courtesy of a response. Time is of the Essence.

    Sincerely, Neil Gillespie8092 SW 115th LoopOcala, FL 34481Tel. (352) 854-7807Email: [email protected] 

    Confidentiality Notice: You are advised that this communication is for use only by the intended recipient(s) and contains information that may be secret,private, privileged, confidential or copyrighted under applicable law. This includes any and all attachments hereto. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any saving, reproduction, use, copying or distribution of this communication, in whole or in part, in any manner, isstrictly prohibited. If received in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message and any attachments withoutretaining a copy. If you properly received this e-mail as a client, co-counsel or retained expert of the Office of the Public Defender of the 13th JudicialCircuit of Florida, you should maintain its contents in confidence (not discuss the contents with others or otherwise share the contents with others) inorder to preserve the attorney-client or work product privilege that may be available to protect confidentiality.

     Additional Notice: If you are not a current client of the Office of the Public Defender of the 13th Judicial Circuit you should not construe anything in this

    e-mail in a manner to believe that you have become a client of the firm, unless this e-mail contains a specific statement that you have become a clientof the firm. By responding in this e-mail, the Office of the Public Defender of the 13th Judicial Circuit has not necessarily agreed to undertakerepresentation of you or others. Further, if you are not a current client of the Office of the Public Defender of the 13th Judicial Circuit you should notdisclose anything to the Office of the Public Defender of the 13th Judicial Circuit in reply that you expect it to hold in secret, in confidence, or otherwisehave protected by attorney-client privilege. This communication does not constitute consent to the use of sender's contact information for directmarketing purposes or for transfers of data to third parties.

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    July 13, 2015

    VIA UPS No. 1Z64589FP299906572

    Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

    Julianne M. Holt Nichole Hanscom

    The Law Offices of Julianne M. Holt Attorney, Administration/Operations

    Public Defender of the 13th Judicial Circuit The Law Offices of Julianne M. Holt

    700 East Twiggs Street, 5th Floor Office of Public Defender 13th Judicial Circuit

    Tampa, Florida 33602 700 East Twiggs Street, 8th Floor  

    Tampa, FL 33602

    Dear Ms. Holt and Ms. Hanscom:

    This is a records request for the entire contents of my file, Neil J. Gillespie or Neil Gillespie, as a

    client of your office, The Law Offices of Julianne M. Holt, Public Defender, 13th Judicial Circuit.

    Enclosed is evidence of our attorney-client relationship, a copy of an envelope from your office

     postmarked June 1, 2011 addressed to me,

    MR NEIL GILLESPIE

    8092 SW 115th Loop

    Ocala FL 34481

     marked “ATTORNEY - CLIENT Privilege Applies”.

    Thank you in advance for the courtesy of a response.

    Sincerely,

     Neil Gillespie

    8092 SW 115th Loop

    Ocala, FL 34481

    Tel. (352) 854-7807

    Email: [email protected]

    Enclosure

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    Law

    Offices of

    JULIANNE

    M

    HOLT

    Public Defender

    Thirteenth Judicial Circuit

    of

    Florida

    700 E Twiggs Street, 5th Floor

    Po Box 172910

    Tampa, Florida 33672-0910

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    July 13, 2015

    VIA UPS No. 1Z64589FP299906572

    Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

    Julianne M. Holt Nichole Hanscom

    The Law Offices of Julianne M. Holt Attorney, Administration/Operations

    Public Defender of the 13th Judicial Circuit The Law Offices of Julianne M. Holt

    700 East Twiggs Street, 5th Floor Office of Public Defender 13th Judicial Circuit

    Tampa, Florida 33602 700 East Twiggs Street, 8th Floor  

    Tampa, FL 33602

    Dear Ms. Holt and Ms. Hanscom:

    This is a records request for the entire contents of my file, Neil J. Gillespie or Neil Gillespie, as a

    client of your office, The Law Offices of Julianne M. Holt, Public Defender, 13th Judicial Circuit.

    Enclosed is evidence of our attorney-client relationship, a copy of an envelope from your office

     postmarked June 1, 2011 addressed to me,

    MR NEIL GILLESPIE

    8092 SW 115th Loop

    Ocala FL 34481

     marked “ATTORNEY - CLIENT Privilege Applies”.

    Thank you in advance for the courtesy of a response.

    Sincerely,

     Neil Gillespie

    8092 SW 115th Loop

    Ocala, FL 34481

    Tel. (352) 854-7807

    Email: [email protected]

    Enclosure

    Record Request copy to Nichole Hanscom,

    Attorney, Administration/Operations, 8th Floor 

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    Law

    Offices of

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    Public Defender

    Thirteenth Judicial Circuit

    of

    Florida

    700 E Twiggs Street, 5th Floor

    Po Box 172910

    Tampa, Florida 33672-0910

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    IN

    THE

    CIRCUIT COURT OF

    THE

    THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

    IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA

    GENERAL CIVIL DIVISION

    NEIL J. GILLESPIE,

    CASE NUMBER: 05-CA-7205

    Plaintiff,

    DIVISION: J

    VS.

    BARKER, RODEMS & COOK, P.A.,

    a Florida corporation; WILLIAM 1 COOK

    Defendants.

    e

    l

    OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER S MOTION

    OR

    CLARIFICATION

    COMES NOW, the undersigned on behalf of the Office of the Public Defender, to seek

    clarification of a Clerk's Detennination dated May 27, 2011, attached hereto as Exhibit A, allegedly

    appointing the Office

    of

    the Public Defender on behalf of the plaintiff, Neil Gillespie, in this cause

    based upon the following:

    I.

    An

    Application

    for Criminal Indigent Status

    and

    Clerk s

    Detennination

    attached

    hereto as Exhibit A

    purports

    to

    appoint the

    Office of

    the Public Defender

    to represent

    the

    plaintiff in this cause.

    2.

    t

    appears from the docket

    in

    this cause that

    Neil

    Gillespie is the plaintiff in this

    cause

    and

    that he is before

    the

    Court based upon an Order to

    Show

    Cause.

    3. Section 27.51, Florida Statutes, sets forth the duties

    of

    the Public Defender. The

    duties

    of

    the Public Defender under Section 27.5 I (b)(3), Florida Statutes, provide that the Public

    belief that the plaintiff in this cause, Neil Gillespie, is facing an

    action

    for criminal contempt.

    I

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    WHEREFORE. the undersigned seeks to clarify with the Court the applicability o the

    Application for Criminal Indigent Status and Clerk's Detennination as evidenced in Exhibit A,

    attached hereto.

    I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy o the foregoing motion has been furnished to Neil

    Gillespie, 8092 SW 115

    th

    Loop, Ocala, FL 34481, Ryan C. Rodems, Esq.

    o

    Barker, Rodems &

    Cook, P.A., 400 North AsWey Drive, Suite 2100, Tampa, FL 33602, and to Richard L Coleman,

    Esq., P.O. Box 5437, Valdosta, GA 31603, by hand or U.S. mail delivery, this 1

    st

    day o June,

    2011.

    Mi acock

    Florida Bar 0303682

    Post Office Box 172910

    Tampa, Florida 33672-0910

    (813) 272-5980

    (813) 272-5588 (fax)

    [email protected] 

    Ikm

    2

    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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    IN THE

    CIRCUIT/COUNTY

    COURT

    OF

    THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

    IN AND

    FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA

    CASE

    NO.

    STATE OF FLORIDA·

    vs.

    t1-e..

    \

    LQ

    I\   I  t

    Defendant/Minor Child .

    /"

    APPLICATION FOR

    CRIMINAL

    INDIGENT STATUS

    _ ~ _ I A  SEEKING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER .

    OR

    I HAVE A PRIVATE A

    TIORNEY

    OR AM SELF-REPRESENTED AND SEEK DETERMINATION

    OF

    INDIGENCE STATUS FOR COSTS

    Notice to

    Applicant:

    The provision

    of

    a public defenderlcourt appointed lawyer and costs/due process

    services

    are not free. AjUdgment and lien may be imposed

    agains.t

    all real or

    personal property

    you

    own

    to

    pay

    for legal

    and

    other

    services

    provided

    on

    your behalf

    or

    on

    behalf of

    the

    person

    for

    whom

    you

    are making

    this application. There

    is

    a

    $50.00

    fee

    fQr

    each

    application

    filed.

    If the application

    fee is

    not

    paid to the

    Clerli

    of the Court

    within 7days,

    it will be added to

    any

    oosts

    that

    may be

    assessed against you at

    the oonclusion of

    this case. If

    you are a parent/guardian making this affidavit on behalf

    of

    aminor or tax-dependent

    adult,

    the information contained in this application must

    include

    your income and

    assets.

    1. I have

    Udependents. (Do

    not incl ,hildren not living at home and do not

    include

    a working spouse or yourself.) .

    2.

    1have a take

    home

    income of $ paid ( ) weekly ()

    bi-weekly

    ( ) semi-monthly

    ()

    monthly

    ( ) yearly

    (Take home

    inoome equals

    salary,

    wages, bon;;ies,

    commissions, allowances,

    overtime,

    tips and

    similar payments, minus deductions

    required

    by law

    and other court-ordered

    support payments)

    3.

    I

    have

    other

    inco.me paid ( ) weekly ( ) i - W e e k J Y ~ s e m i - m p Q 1 l 1 ~ ~ t h I Y  ( ) yearly: (Circle "Yes" and fill in the amount ifyou have this kind of

    noome,

    otherwise c i r c l ~ o ?  

    Social 5ecurilybenefits

    es

    $ -1-1---- No

    Veterans'

    benefit............................... Yes $,------I(!9i.

    Unemployment

    oompensation................. s $ Child suppor!

    or other regular

    support ..

    nion

    Funds Yes $ . 0

    from family members/spouse......

    .

    Yes

    $ . .

    Workers oompensation

    :

    Yes

    $ I Rental incOme.................................

    Yes

    $

    .

    .Retirement/pensions

    Yes $ .

    Dividends

    or interest.. :............. Yes $

    Trusts or gifts

    Yes

    $

    0

    Other

    kinds

    of inoome

    not

    on

    the

    lis!......

    Yes.$·

    , I

    h,w

    , , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , s ~

     

    0

    No'

    No

    U : ~  

    ~ t o ~ ' ~ 1

    :=l

    = ~  

    ~ : ~ ~ c : ~ } ~ ~ ~ ~ f t · ~ ;   · ·Yes $ ®

    ~ ~ ~ ~ k ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ d ~ d i ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ :  

    ~ ~ ~ - - - ~ ~ ~

    money market accounts Yes $ "Equity

    means

    value minus loans. Also i s t a n y e x p e ~ c y  

    "Equity

    in Motor

    VehiclesIBoatsi

    ~ In an interest in such property.

    Other

    tangible

    property..................

    ~ e

    I ~ V  

    No

    Ust

    the

    address of this

    property:

    . '. ~  

    Us

    the

    year/make/model and tag#: I ~ i J ?   Address ---,_

    . r

    "lgtb-

      L ~ ~  Y;cf

    City, State,

    Zip . .

    I ' : . .. '" County

    of

    Residence

    Z

    5.

    I have a

    total

    amount of liabilities and debts

    in

    the amount of

    lf7;

    ~     W

    6.

    I

    receive: (Circle "Yes" or "No?

    U l

    TemP9rary Assistance for Needy Families-Cash Assistance

    :... Als

    Poverty-related veterans' benefits.................................................................................................................................................... Yes

    Supplemental security Inoome

    (551)

    :............................ Yes

    CJ'I

    7. I have been released on bail

    in

    the amount of $

    Cash

    __

    Surety __ Posted

    by: Self

    __

    Family

    __

    Other

    A

    persen

    who

    knowingly provides false information to

    the

    clerk or

    the

    oourt

    in

    seeking

    a

    determination

    of indigent status

    under

    s.

    27.52,

    F

    .5.,

    oommits

    a

    misdemeanor

    of

    the

    first

    degree,

    punishable

    as

    provided

    in

    s.

    775.082,

    F.S., or s. 775.083, F.S.

    I

    attest

    that

    the information

    I have

    provided on this Application is true

    and

    accurate to the best

    of

    my

    knowledge.· ~ . :  

    _

    / ..:...

    Signed this

    A7

    day

    of

    .

    Mil

    2olL· ~  

    -r ,,?/.

    Sig

    Date of Birth

    S pIC ,- 1 7 ~ G  

    Print Full L al Name

    . . / ? 1-;'} J /

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    IN

    THE

    CIRCUIT

    COURT

    OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

    IN

    AND FOR

    HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA

    GENERAL CIVIL DIVISION

    NEIL J. GILLESPIE,

    CASE NUMBER.: 05-CA-7205

    Plaintiff,

    DIVISION: J

    v.

    BARKER, RODEMS COOK, P.A.,

    a Florida corporation; WILLIAM J.

    COOK

    Defendants.

    /

    ORDER RELIEVING THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER OF THE

    THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FROM REPRESENTATION

    O

    PLAINTIFF NEIL GILLESPIE

    THIS CAUSE having come to be heard on the Motion

    of

    the Office

    of

    the Public Defender

    for Clarification and the Court being fully advised in the premises does hereby relieve the Office

    of

    the Public Defender

    of

    the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit from representation

    of

    the plaintiff in this cause

    as there is no lawful basis for the appointment

    of

    the Office

    of

    the Public Defender to represent the

    plaintiff in the cause currently before the Court.

    DONE AND ORDERED

    at

    Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida on this __ ay

    of

    June, 2011.

    HONORABLE JAMES D.

    ARNOLD

    CIRCUIT COURT

    JUDGE

    THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

    HILLSBOROUGH

    COUNTY

    FLORIDA

    Copies furnished to:

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    C. Rodems, Barker, Rodems

    Cook

    400 North Ashley Dr., Ste.

    2100

    Tampa FL 33602

    Richard L. Coleman

    Esq., P.O. Box 5437, Valdosta, GA 31603

    Mike Peacock, Office

    of

    the Public Defender

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    Law

    Offices of

    JULIANNE

    M

    HOLT

    Public Defender

    Thirteenth Judicial Circuit

    of

    Florida

    700 E Twiggs Street, 5th Floor

    Po Box 172910

    Tampa, Florida 33672-0910

    ATTORNEY - CLIENT

    Privilege Applies

    .

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    MAILED FROM ZIP CODE 336 2

    MR NEIL GILLESPIE

    8092

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    LOOP

    OCALA FL 34481

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    1

      IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

      OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY

      CIVIL DIVISIONNEIL J. GILLESPIE,

      Plaintiff,

      CASE NO: 05-CA-7205

    vs.

      DIVISION: "J"

    BARKER, RODEMS & COOK, P.A.,

    a Florida corporation; WILLIAM

    J. COOK,  Defendants.

     ___________________________/

      TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

    BEFORE: THE HONORABLE JAMES D. ARNOLD

      Circuit Court Judge

    TAKEN AT: Hillsborough County Courthouse

      Tampa, Florida

    DATE AND TIME: June 1, 2011

      11:00 a.m.

    REPORTED BY: Penny M. Appleton

      Berryhill & Associates, Inc.

      501 E. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 775

      Tampa, Florida 33602 (813) 229-8225

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    1   A P P E A R A N C E S

    2 Ryan C. Rodems

    Attorney at Law3 Barker, Rodems & Cook, P.A.

    400 North Ashley Drive, Suite 2100

    4 Tampa, Florida 33602

    Representing the Defendants

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    Mike Peacock

    6 Administrative Counsel

    Law Office of Julianne M. Holt

    7 Public Defender

    Thirteenth Judicial Circuit

    8 700 E. Twiggs Street, Fifth Floor

    PO Box 172910

    9 Tampa, Florida 33672-0910

    Representing the Public Defender's Office

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    1   Thereupon, the following proceedings commenced:

    2   THE COURT: Good morning.

    3   MR. RODEMS: Good morning, Your Honor.

    4   THE COURT: Okay. We're here on an order to show

    5   cause. Is that correct?

    6   MR. RODEMS: Yes, sir, Your Honor, and I'm

    7   Christopher Rodems on behalf of Barker, Rodems & Cook,

    8   P.A., and William J. Cook.

    9   THE COURT: Okay. I believe Mr. Gillespie was

    10   personally served with my order ordering him to appear

    11   to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for

    12   his failure to give a deposition and to produce

    13   documentation. Is that correct?

    14   MR. RODEMS: Yes, sir.

    15   THE COURT: Okay.

    16   MR. RODEMS: The Marion County Sheriff's Office

    17   sent me a return of service indicating that he was

    18   served on May 11th of 2011. I did file that with the

    19   court on May 25th. I've also received, this morning, a

    20   fax from Mr. Gillespie, which he faxed to me an e-mail

    21   that he send to David A. Roland and several others, and

    22   he states in the letter to Mr. Roland, quote, I am not

    23   attending the hearing today for the reasons stated in

    24   the application to Justice Thomas, period, close quote.

    25   I have a copy of this, if the Court would like it.

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    1   THE COURT: To Justice Thomas?

    2   MR. RODEMS: Apparently, he's filed something with

    3   the United States Supreme Court. There's a copy of

    4   that here as well. Like I said, I'll be happy to --

    5   THE COURT: Sure.

    6   MR. RODEMS: -- hand it to you.

    7   THE COURT: Mr. Peacock, good morning.

    8   MR. PEACOCK: Good morning, Your Honor. How are

    9   you, sir?

    10   THE COURT: Fine. Thank you. How are you?

    11   MR. PEACOCK: Fine. I'm here -- if I may just

    12   interject, I have a motion. I've provided a copy to

    13   counsel. This is a motion for clarification on behalf

    14   of the Office of the Public Defender. You'll find

    15   attached to that motion an order that was entered by

    16   the Clerk of Court appointing Ms. Holt's office to

    17   represent who I believe to be the Plaintiff in this

    18   cause. I don't believe there's any statutory authority

    19   for that appointment. The appointment was actually

    20   made on what would be a criminal affidavit of

    21   indigency.

    22   I cite the particular statutes of 27 -- Chapter 27

    23   of Florida Statutes which limit the authority of the

    24   Public Defender, and from all information that I am

    25   aware of, I have no reason to believe that -- that

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    1   there's a basis for the appointment of the Office of

    2   the Public Defender.

    3   Based upon the interim order of the Court, though,

    4   which is attached as Exhibit A to the motion, I appear

    5   before you today because the clerk's determination

    6   pursuant to statute says that the Officer of the Public

    7   Defender is appointed until relieved by the Court. I

    8   would presume the Court would find it was appropriate

    9   to relieve us, and I have prepared an order directing

    10   that we be relieved because of the lack of a legal

    11   basis for the appointment of Ms. Holt's office.

    12   THE COURT: Well, we are here on an order to show

    13   cause in a civil contempt proceeding.

    14   MR. PEACOCK: I understand.

    15   THE COURT: We're not even here on a criminal

    16   matter.

    17   MR. PEACOCK: I understand that, Your Honor.

    18   THE COURT: And I am not appointing a public

    19   defender, and I am going to sign an order relieving the

    20   public defender because this is not a criminal

    21   proceeding.

    22   MR. PEACOCK: Thank you, Your Honor.

    23   THE COURT: Thank you, Mr. Peacock. Always a

    24   pleasure to see you.

    25   MR. PEACOCK: Thank you, Your Honor.

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    1   THE COURT: Take care.

    2   All right. Let the record reflect that

    3   Mr. Gillespie was personally served with my order

    4   ordering him to appear this morning to show cause why

    5   he should not be held in civil contempt of court for

    6   his failure to give a deposition, appear at a

    7   deposition, give a deposition and produce documents

    8   requested pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum. Is that

    9   correct, counselor?

    10   MR. RODEMS: As a party of notice of deposition

    11   duces tecum, Your Honor.

    12   THE COURT: Therefore, I'm going to issue a

    13   warrant for his arrest and order that he be picked up

    14   and brought before the Court to show cause why I

    15   shouldn't hold him in civil contempt of court. The

    16   order is immediate arrest.

    17   Is there anything else we need to take up this

    18   morning?

    19   MR. RODEMS: Your Honor, is that writ that you're

    20   referring to -- is that something Your Honor will

    21   prepare? I have prepared a proposed one.

    22   THE COURT: I'll take a look at your proposed.

    23   MR. RODEMS: Yes, sir.

    24   THE COURT: This just says for failure to appear

    25   for deposition as ordered by the Court. It should be

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    1   for failure to appear at deposition and produce

    2   documents pursuant to the subpoena duces tecum.

    3   MR. RODEMS: Yes, sir.

    4   THE COURT: The only problem is it says for

    5   immediate -- immediately within 48 hours; however, if

    6   for some reason the gentleman is picked up in another

    7   county, they would have to bring him back, and also the

    8   fact that if he was picked up on a Friday evening, say,

    9   at seven o'clock on a Friday evening, the 48 hours

    10   would run on a Sunday evening, so I'm going to change

    11   that to 72 hours. So if we make that change to 72

    12   hours.

    13   MR. RODEMS: Yes, sir, I will.

    14   THE COURT: And also, for -- also, failure to

    15   appear at deposition and to produce documents.

    16   MR. RODEMS: Yes, sir, I will.

    17   THE COURT: And also, your second page appears to

    18   be correct. Okay. Can you get me that this afternoon?

    19   MR. RODEMS: I'll have it to you before noon, Your

    20   Honor.

    21   THE COURT: Thank you so much.

    22   (The hearing concluded at 11:16 a.m.)

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    1   C E R T I F I C A T E

    2 STATE OF FLORIDA

    3 COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH

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    5   I, Penny M. Appleton, Court Reporter for the

    6 Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of the

    7 State of Florida, in and for Hillsborough County,

    8   DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that I was authorized to and

    9 did, report in shorthand the proceedings and evidence in the

    10 above-styled cause, as stated in the caption hereto, and

    11 that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct

    12 transcription of my shorthand report of said proceedings and

    13 evidence.

    14   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand in

    15 the City of Tampa, County of Hillsborough, State of Florida

    16 this 2nd day of June, 2011.

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      Penny M. Appleton

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    25th 3:1927 4:22,22

    3

    4

    400 2:3

    48 7:5,9

    5

    501 1:24

    7

    700 2:8

    72 7:11,11775 1:24

    8

    813 1:25