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Jessica M. Graulau Maldonado v. Orange County Public Library System

IFP petition · Supreme Court of Florida, No. SC2025-0619 · judgment May 6, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

The Supreme Court of Florida denied review and rehearing due lack of jurisdiction due state appellate court did not provide any basis explanation on its decision. The state court of appeal affirmed a state trial court’s decision based on federal case law dismissing a negligence tort premises jury case under federal summary judgment standard. The trial court interpreted and construed a federal precedent as if provide discretion to grant summary judgment under federal standard base on an objected video in the existence of genuine dispute of material fact after determined credibility of join eyewitness and weighed on evidences. The question presented is: Whether in holding that under federal summary judgment standard there is discretion to dismiss a jury negligence claim after determine credibility of witness and weigh on evidence regardless any genuine dispute of material facts, does the trial court’s decision violate due process right under Fourteenth Amendment in direct conflict with this Court’s decisions in Celotex Corp. v. Catretti Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.\ Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp.} Scott v. Harris and contrary to Florida Supreme Court opinion McCain v. Florida Power Corporation!.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jessica M. Graulau Maldonado

For respondent
Patricia Maria Rego Chapman
Dean, Ringers, Morgan & Lawton, P.A.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Dec 15 2025
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Nov 25 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
  3. Oct 29 2025
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Sep 04 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  6. Aug 28 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Orange County Public Library System to respond filed.
  7. Jul 27 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 3, 2025)