Fuller et al v. Carollo et al

  1. March 01, 2024

    Judge Pauses Sale Of Miami Official's Home In $63.5M Case

    A Florida magistrate judge on Friday paused the sale of a Miami city commissioner's house and ordered briefing on whether his homestead exemption claim — which would shield the property from being used to satisfy a $63.5 million judgment — is legitimate.

  2. February 26, 2024

    Fla. Official Can't Save Home From Verdict, Businessmen Say

    Two Miami businessmen have urged a federal judge to block a city commissioner's attempt to prevent the forced sale of his house to satisfy a $63.5 million judgment, saying he voted to unconstitutionally gerrymander the city's districts to include the property and also improperly claimed a last-minute homestead protection.

  3. January 05, 2024

    Miami Official Fights Wage Garnishment In $63.5M Judgment

    Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo urged a Florida federal court on Friday to dissolve an order to garnish his wages to pay a $63.5 million judgment against him for retaliating against two local businessmen, arguing that he's exempt from the writ of garnishment because he is the head of a household.

  4. August 10, 2023

    Miami Official Told To Pay $2.6M In Fees From Retaliation Suit

    A Florida federal judge ordered a Miami city commissioner Thursday to pay more than $2.6 million in attorney fees to two Little Havana business owners who accused him of retaliating after they exercised First Amendment rights to support a political opponent.

  5. June 01, 2023

    Florida Jury Says Miami Official Owes $63.5M For Retaliation

    A Florida federal jury on Thursday found a Miami city commissioner liable for $63.5 million in damages for using his office and government resources to systematically target a pair of business owners after they supported a political opponent during a runoff election in 2017.

  6. May 31, 2023

    Miami Biz Owners Say Official's Retaliation Was Personal

    A pair of Miami business owners told a Florida federal jury on Wednesday that a city politician used his office and government resources to retaliate against them personally, and not just against their companies, after they held a rally supporting an opposing candidate during a runoff election in 2017.

  7. May 19, 2023

    Attys Face Suspension Over Photo Taken At Fla. Official's Trial

    A Florida federal judge has threatened six attorneys with a local bar suspension and ethics training after one of them took a photo of opposing counsel talking to the media in the courtroom during a trial for a Miami commissioner who allegedly weaponized the government against a pair of business owners.

  8. May 01, 2023

    Miami Official Takes Stand, Says He's Been Unfairly Attacked

    A city of Miami commissioner accused of abusing his power to harass businessmen associated with a political rival took the stand Monday, calling the plaintiffs' attempt to paint him as racist "sickening" and telling jurors he never targeted businesses but merely did his job reporting suspected code violations.

  9. April 25, 2023

    Miami Official Wants Mistrial, Says Witness Approached Juror

    A city of Miami commissioner on trial for allegedly using code enforcement to shut down businesses owned by people associated with a political rival asked a federal judge on Tuesday to declare a mistrial, saying a juror was followed and approached in an elevator by a witness for the opposing side.

  10. April 10, 2023

    Biz Owners Say Miami Official Wielded Gov't Against Them

    Two Miami entrepreneurs took their case against a city commissioner over alleged First Amendment violations to trial Monday, telling a Florida federal jury that the official used code enforcement as retaliation to target their buildings after they sided with an election opponent — although he claims to have only been representing constituents.