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7/29/2019 Garcia v Scientology - Motion to Disqualify Supplemental Authority (Jun2013) http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/garcia-v-scientology-motion-to-disqualify-supplemental-authority-jun2013 1/13 Case 8:13-cv-00220-JDW-TBM Document 49 Filed 06/25/13 Page 1 of 2 PageID 1294 UN I T ED  STA TES  DIST RI CT  COURT M I DDL E DI STRI CT  O F FL ORI DA TAM PA DI V ISI ON LUI S  A .  G ARCI A  SAZ ,  and  wi f e ,  MARI A DEL  ROCI O BURGOS  GA RCI A , Plai nt iff s, vs.  CA S E NO .  8: 13-CV -220- T27  TBM CHU RCH  OF SCI ENTOL O GY RE L I GI OUS TRUST;  et  al Def e nd a nt s. _ / DEFEN DA NT S,  NOT ICE  O F  SUPPL EM ENT AL  A U T H ORIT Y Defe nd an ts,  Ch u rch  o f  Sc ie n to l og y  F lag Se rv i ce  Org an i za ti on , Inc .  (F lag  Ch u rch)  a n d t h e Chu rch of Sc i ento l ogy  F l ag  S h ip  Se r vi ce  Organi z a tion , Inc .  (Sh ip  Ch urch),  by  th e ir  un de rs i gned cou n se l ,  fi le  th i s  n oti ce  of  s up p l e m e ntal  a uth ority  a n d  a ttach  as Exh ib it A th e  F lorid a  Supre m e Cour t ' s  op in i on  rend ered  Jun e  20 ,  2 01 3 ,  s tyled Th e  Fl or ida  B ar  v.  How ard  Micha el  Scheinb e rg, i n  s upp ort  o f  th eir  mo ti on  to di s qu al i fy  an d sa y  th at  on  p ag e  6  o f  th e  attach e d op i n i on ,  th e F lo ri d a Sup reme  C o urt  d i scusses  th e  "ap pearan ce  o f  imp rop riety"  s tand ard  i n F l ori d a. I HER EBY CER TI F Y th a t on  Jun e  25,  2 013,1  el ectron i c all y f il ed  th e  foregoin g  with th e C le rk  of  the  C ou r t by  us i n g th e  C M/ECF  s yste m  w hich  wil l  sen d a noti ce  of  electr onic fi li n g to th e f ol lowing :  R ONALD  P .  WE IL ,  ESQ .,  rp w@wei ll a w. n e t,  an d  TH E ODO R E  BABBITT,  E SQ ., tedb a bb itt @b abb itt -joh ns on.com,  a ttor n e y  for  p l a intiff s .

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Case 8:13-cv-00220-JDW-TBM Document 49 Filed 06/25/13 Page 1 of 2 PageID 1294

UN ITED STATES DISTR ICT  COURT

M IDDLE DISTRICT  OF FLOR IDA

TAMPA  DIVISION

LUIS A . GARCIA SAZ , and wife, MARIADEL  ROCIO BURGOS GARCIA ,

Plaintiffs,

vs.  CASE NO . 8:13-CV -220-T27 TBM

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY  RELIGIOUS

TRUST ; et al

Defendants._ /

DEFENDANTS, NOTICE OF  SUPPLEMENTAL  AUTHORITY

Defendants, Church of  Scientology  Flag Service Organization , Inc . (Flag Church) and the

Church of Scientology Flag Ship Service Organization , Inc . (Ship Church), by  their undersigned

counse l, file this notice of  supplemental authority and attach as Exhibit A the Florida Supreme

Court's opinion rendered June 20 , 2013, styled The Florida Bar v . Howard  Michael Scheinberg,

in support of  their motion to disqualify and say  that on page 6 of  the attached opinion , the

Florida Supreme Court discusses the "appearance of  impropriety" standard in Florida .

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on June 25, 2013,1 electronically filed the foregoing with the

Clerk  of  the Court by using the CM/ECF system  which will send a notice of  electronic filing to the

following : RONALD P . WEIL , ESQ ., [email protected], and THEODORE BABBITT, ESQ .,

[email protected], attorney for plaintiffs.

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1506582

Is/ F. Wallace Pope. Jr ._. Wallace Pope, Jr .

Florida Bar  No . 0124449

E-mail : wallvp@ipfirm .comJohnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel

& Burns, LLP911 Chestnut Street

Clearwater, Florida 33757

Telephone : (727 ) 461-1818Facsim ile: (727) 462-0365

Counsel  for FLAG CHURCH  & SHIP CHURCH

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