INTHECIRCUITCOURTOFTHE

ELEVENTHJUDICIALCIRCUIT
INANDFORMIAMIDADE
COUNTY,FLORIDA
APPELLATEDIVISION
CASENO.14492AP
Resolution/File1301030iia
JACOBPFEFFER,Et.Al.

Petitioners,
v.

CITYOFMIAMI,FLORIDA,
andWALMARTSTORES
EAST,LP,aDelawareLP,

Respondents
.

MOTIONFORLEAVETOFILEAMICUSCURAEBRIEFINRESPONSETO
WALMARTSTORESEASTLPSMOTIONTOEXPEDITEDECISIONONPETITIONFOR
WRITOFCERTIORARI

Pursuant to the Florida Rule ofAppellateProcedure9.370(a),comesnowGrant

Stern,ProSerespectfullyrequestingleavetofileabriefAmicusCuraesupportof
the Petitioners attached as Exhibit A to this motion anditsAppendixas Exhibit
B.
Issues

Movantsbriefshouldproveenlighteningtothecourtandmaypotentiallyassist
inthemorehonorableandimpartiallyfairconclusionofthiscourtsconsideration
ofthePetitionersrequestforCertiorariwithamorecompleteenumerationofthe
factsandCitizensRightstrampledintheHearingandthebasisforhearing
substantivemattersofthecaseincontraventionofthisHonorableCourts
MandateinPfefferI.

Movantsargumentsarenewandhavenotbeenproposedbyeitherside,but
reflectprimarilyapurelylegalexplanationofthenumeroustranscripts,hearings
andbothPetitionersandRespondentsbriefsinclusiveandothermattersalready
partofthepublicrecordinthecontroversiesathand.

Movantcanfurtherassistthecourtsunderstandingfromwhenceanyclaimed
substantialdelaysinRespondentsWalmartprojectarise,andwhythosedelays
shouldnotentitleRespondentstoskipPetitionersnecessaryandrequestedoral
argumentsonmattersofProcedureorDueProcess,orentitlementtoany
expeditedrulingbythisincrediblybusycourt,asthecourtdidruleonthematter
posedtoschedulingofOralArgumentsbutfellsilentonthematterofan
expeditedopinionasrequestedbyRespondentWalmartStoresEast,LP.
2


MovantsInterestasAmicusCurae
Movantsinterestinthemattersat handbeforethishonorablecourtisasresident
of Miami's nearby Edgewater neighborhood whose offices are Mile from the
proposedlocationofWalmartat3055NMiamiAvenueandwhoseresidencelies
ofonemilefromsamelocation. Over3andyearsofMovantsinvolvement
fact checkingWalmartsapplicationhasdevelopedintheMovantacertainlevel
of expertise regarding the zoning rules and regulations at question in this case
worthsharingasAmicusCurae.

In the Feburary 20th, 2013 Public Meeting in front of theCityof MiamiUrban

Design Review Board, Movant beat Walmart in 4 minutes and 10 seconds of
allottedpublicspeakingtime.

Movantsfurtherinterest liesinhisfrequentpublichearingtestimonytotheCity
of Miami Commission on thismatter,andinparticularonNovember 21st,2014
which was included in Petitioners Amended Brief at Pages 1819 whereupon
Petitioners counsel notedthat Movant wasaninterestedparty,aclaimtowhich

neither Respondent disputed in their separate Responses to PetitionersWritfor

Ceriorari.

Furthermore, Movant has attended and/or commented on the record when

allowed at each public hearing listed in Respondents Motion to Expedite
Decision at Page 2 as well as attended oral arguments in Pfeffer I and has
reviewedallbriefsandmotionssubmittedinthematterathand.

Lastly, Movant is a licensed Mortgage Broker, has over 12 years experience in

both residential and commercial real estate lending, and as a developer of
subdivisions,asacondominiumterminationtrusteeandhastestifiedasanexpert
witnessinotherStateandFederalmattersrelatedtorealestateofwhichlanduse
is a portion of the rights imbued in any piece of real property for which a
Mortgage Broker. Furthermore, Movant hasbeen amediasourceforreal estate
and land use stories frequently in this matter locally, and nationally within
journals such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNBC, Bloomberg
News, Investors Business Daily and other journals of record on topics ranging
fromlandusetofinancingtocondominiumsubdivisionstandardsandmore.

SUMMARYOFARGUMENTS
The City of Miami Commission violated Petitioners Citizens Rights as
Enumerated in the Citizens Bill of Rights contained within the MiamiDade
CountyHome RuleCharter(A)(8)
RighttoaPublicHearingand(A)(2)
TruthIn
Government in the course of their Hearing of the matter at hand on November
20th,2014.

The City of Miami Commissions reviewwasnotDeNovo innature, butrather

expressly limited or narrow contrary to the Mandate ofthiscourtinPfefferI.
TheCitysfailuretofollowDueProcessandprovideEqualProtectionfallsunder
the United States Constitutions legal doctrine of
substantive due processunder
the 5th and 14th Amendment which has erected a situation whereby an appeal
washeardtoapermitbeforetherequiredPublicHearingtoobtainsaidpermit.

The firmly established doctrine of

administrative res judicata1
should have
prevented Walmart Stores East, LP from submitting a substantially similarplan

MetropolitanDadeCountyBoardofCountyCommissionersv.RockmattCorporation,231So.2d41(Fla.3dDCA1970)

for quasijudicial2 review (Exhibit C), a substantially same plan to that rejected
by the Mandate of Pfeffer I, which by their counsels admission didnt even
move a light switch. Respondents caused their own current timing problems
citedintheirMotiontoExpediteFindingsbyfighting thedictionarydefinition
ofthewordTotalfor11solidmonths.

Lastly, Respondents submitted and approved a plan containing a very explicit

Variance contrary to published ordinance, in direct contravention of the only
competent substantial evidence submitted, and without following established
parameters for evaluationof aVariance zoningapplicationenumeratedinPfeffer
I at page 7 by this court. In doing so, Petitioners rights under the MiamiDade
County Home RuleCharterCitizensBill ofRights(A)(8) toafinding basedon
thefactspresented.

Consent
I communicated with counsel for Petitioners, Paul C. Savage, Esq., and I am
authorizedtostatethatPetitionersdonotobjecttothereliefrequestedherein.

CoralReefNurseries,Inc.v.BabcockCo.,
410So.2d648Fla:Dist.CourtofAppeals,
(Fla.3dDCA1982)

I communicated with counsel for Respondents Walmart Stores East L.P. Joan
CarlosWetzel andcounselJohnA.GrecooftheCityofMiamibothofwhomdid
declineinwritingprovideleavetofile,necessitatingthismotiontothecourt.

Respectfullysubmitted,
GrantStern
ProSe
THELABMIAMI
400NW26thStreet
Miami,Florida33127
Telephone:(305)2190326
Facsimile:(305)6753392
Primary
Service:grantstern@gmail.com

By:
____________________________
GrantStern,ProSe

CERTIFICATEOFSERVICE
I certify that a copy of this request was served by email on March 23rd,
nd
2015to: AssistantCityAttorney,JohnA.Greco,Esq.,44S.W.2
Avenue,Suite

945, Miami, Florida 33130 (law@miamigov.com

jagreco@miamigov.com
) and
Richard J. Lydecker, Esq. and Joan Carlos Wizel, Esq., 1221 Brickell Avenue,
Floor 19, Miami, Florida 33131 (rl@lydeckerdiaz.com
jcw@lydeckerdiaz.com
,
manny@lydeckerdiaz.com).

______________________________
GrantStern,ProSe
CERTIFICATEOFCOMPLIANCE
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