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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>My experience is that even the Bureau of Unclaimed Funds makes such a claim with regard to the funds it holds, despite admitting that such funds are not the State's.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Scott Golden<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>E. SCOTT GOLDEN, ESQUIRE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>GOLDEN & LaNEVE<br>644 Southeast Fourth Avenue<br>Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301<br>Tel: 954-764-6766 <br>Fax: 954-764-6789<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Email: esglaw@bellsouth.net<br> <br>This document may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the addressee, please immediately telephone the sender at (954) 764-6766 (collect, if long distance) and delete this document from your computer. Do not print the document. If you are not the addressee, printing, keeping, copying, or disseminating a copy of this document is strictly prohibited.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gibbons, Michael<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 17, 2012 4:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Tracye'; construction committee<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CLC-Discussion] Garnishment of county entities<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> Public bodies in Florida are protected from writs of garnishment by doctrine of sovereign immunity. G & J Investments Corp. v. Fla. Dep’t of Health and Rehab. Services, 429 So. 2d 391 (Fla. 3<sup>rd</sup> DCA 1983).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Michael R. 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Solove, Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Certified Civil Circuit Mediator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:blue'><a href="Tracye@solovelawfirm.com">Tracye@solovelawfirm.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Kendallwood Office Park One<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>12002 Southwest 128th Court<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Suite 201<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Miami, Florida 33186<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Phone: (305) 612-0800<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Facsimile: (305) 612-0801<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="http://www.solovelawfirm.com/">http://www.solovelawfirm.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:blue'>Providing Statewide Legal Services in the areas of Commercial Collections and Recovery, Creditors' Rights, Commercial Landlord/Tenant and Real Estate Foreclosures<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>This transmission is intended to be delivered only to the named addressee(s) and may contain information which is confidential, proprietary, attorney work-product or attorney-client privileged. 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Thank you. <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org]">[mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark Fisher<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 17, 2012 2:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> construction committee<br><b>Subject:</b> [CLC-Discussion] EPA defense<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Can anyone refer me to a construction lawyer in Tampa who could represent a contractor there who is being audited by the EPA regarding lead abatement? The EPA is apparently auditing him in his tampa offices tuesday so local counsel in Tampa will be necessary.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Mark S. 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