Worrell v. DeSantis
Suspended Ninth Circuit State Attorney Monique Worrell sought quo warranto and mandamus relief challenging Governor DeSantis's Executive Order suspending her for neglect of duty and incompetence. The Florida Supreme Court denied the quo warranto petition, holding that its review is limited to confirming the order names a constitutional ground and contains factual allegations bearing 'some reasonable relation' to that ground — a low threshold the Executive Order satisfied. The Court dismissed the mandamus request as an improper vehicle, reaffirming quo warranto as the exclusive means to challenge the Governor's exercise of the suspension power.
Key facts
- Suspended Ninth Circuit State Attorney Monique Worrell challenged Governor DeSantis's Executive Order suspending her from office, alleging the suspension violated her rights and was based on insufficient grounds.
- The Governor's Executive Order suspended Worrell for neglect of duty and incompetence, citing her office's charging and sentencing practices and case dispositions as factual support.
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Why it matters
This is the Court's most detailed recent articulation of the narrow facial-review standard for executive suspension orders, reinforcing Israel and Warren and confirming that evidentiary sufficiency and vagueness… — full analysis with a trial
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