Braman v. Miami Dade

Summary

A lawsuit filed by luxury auto dealer Norman Braman challenging a plan to finance a Florida Marlins ballpark will go forward after a judge chose Thursday not to dismiss complaints that the plan is unconstitutional and misappropriates voter-approved bond funding.

Outcome

The court denied the application fo declaratory and injunctive relief by the plaintiff.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Braman, Norman
Defense: City of Miami
Florida Marlins
Miami-Dade County

Judge: Pedro Echarte
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2008-3787-CA-01
Industry: Finance
Practice Area: Constitutional Law, Art, Entertainment and Sports Law

Plaintiff

Braman, Norman

Defense

City of Miami

Defense

Florida Marlins

Represented By:
Bohrer, Sanford (Holland & Knight)

Defense

Miami-Dade County

Represented By:
Hernandez, Eric (Miami-Dade County Attorney's Office)
Hope, David (Miami-Dade County Attorney's Office)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:10	Opening Statement	Martinez, Roberto
00:47:30	Opening Statement	Huck, Paul
01:07:10	Opening Statement	Martinez, Roberto
01:41:37	Break
01:58:52	Opening Statement	Hope, David
02:50:08	Opening Statement	Scott, Tom
02:54:15	Opening Statement	Bittner, Warren
03:33:00	Opening Statement	Hunnefeld, Henry
03:53:38	General Case Activities

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Porter, Prof. Phillip	In Person
00:15:25	Break
00:25:48	Witness Cross Examination	Bohrer, Sanford	Porter, Prof. Phillip	In Person
01:35:55	Witness Cross Examination	Hope, David	Porter, Prof. Phillip	In Person
02:04:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Porter, Prof. Phillip	In Person
02:06:10	General Case Activities

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

22 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

JUL

	Description	Attorney
00:00:32	General Case Activities
00:00:54	General Case Activities
00:03:29	Closing Statement	Martinez, Roberto
01:35:57	Break
01:36:17	General Case Activities
01:53:12	Closing Statement	Hope, David
02:49:42	Closing Statement	Hunnefeld, Henry
03:10:02	Closing Statement	Bohrer, Sanford
03:58:37	End of Session

Braman v. Miami Dade

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:05	Witness Direct Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Alvarez, Carlos	Video Recording
00:06:50	General Case Activities
00:13:05	Witness Direct Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Alvarez, Carlos	Video Recording
00:51:35	General Case Activities
00:54:19	Witness Direct Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Alvarez, Carlos	Video Recording
01:20:10	Witness Direct Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Braman, Norman	In Person

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:32	Witness Direct Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Baum, Rachel	In Person
00:24:30	General Case Activities		Baum, Rachel	In Person
00:43:20	Witness Direct Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Baum, Rachel	In Person
02:01:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:30	General Case Activities
00:12:42	Witness Direct Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Burgess, George	In Person
02:09:10	Break
02:26:25	Witness Direct Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Burgess, George	In Person
03:05:50	Witness Cross Examination	Bohrer, Sanford	Burgess, George	In Person
03:10:48	Witness Cross Examination	Hope, David	Burgess, George	In Person
03:57:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Burgess, George	In Person

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:15	General Case Activities	Martinez, Roberto
00:22:45	Witness Direct Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Samson, David	In Person
01:25:40	Break
01:27:20	General Case Activities
01:43:24	Witness Direct Examination	Huck, Paul	Moreno, Dr. Dario	In Person
02:06:46	General Case Activities	Bohrer, Sanford	Moreno, Dr. Dario	In Person
02:13:05	Witness Direct Examination	Huck, Paul	Moreno, Dr. Dario	In Person
02:35:00	Witness Cross Examination	Bohrer, Sanford	Moreno, Dr. Dario	In Person
02:46:10	General Case Activities	Martinez, Roberto

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:28	General Case Activities
00:03:05	Witness Direct Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Newhoff,	Video Recording
00:08:55	General Case Activities	Martinez, Roberto
00:15:15	Witness Direct Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Yorty, Ian	Video Recording
00:27:45	General Case Activities	Scott, Tom
00:39:31	General Case Activities	Bittner, Warren
01:04:18	General Case Activities	Hernandez, Eric
01:31:20	Break
01:49:00	General Case Activities	Hernandez, Eric
02:06:15	General Case Activities	Bohrer, Sanford
02:12:30	General Case Activities	Huck, Paul
02:35:01	General Case Activities	Martinez, Roberto
02:43:15	General Case Activities	Scott, Tom
02:48:58	General Case Activities	Martinez, Roberto
02:52:59	General Case Activities	Hope, David
02:57:56	General Case Activities	Bohrer, Sanford
03:04:14	General Case Activities	Hope, David
03:14:48	General Case Activities	Huck, Paul
03:17:55	General Case Activities	Hope, David
03:26:20	General Case Activities	Huck, Paul
03:34:15	General Case Activities	Hope, David
03:39:44	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:25	Witness Direct Examination	Hernandez, Eric	Villamilla, Jose Antonio	In Person
02:07:00	General Case Activities		Villamilla, Jose Antonio	In Person
02:35:25	Witness Direct Examination	Hernandez, Eric	Villamilla, Jose Antonio	In Person
02:55:39	Break
03:17:30	Witness Cross Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Villamilla, Jose Antonio	In Person
03:38:50	General Case Activities		Villamilla, Jose Antonio	In Person
03:46:52	Witness Cross Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Villamilla, Jose Antonio	In Person
03:54:07	General Case Activities		Villamilla, Jose Antonio	In Person
04:02:25	Witness Cross Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Villamilla, Jose Antonio	In Person

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:04	Witness Cross Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Villamilla, Jose Antonio	In Person
00:48:00	Break
01:16:15	Witness Cross Examination	Martinez, Roberto	Villamilla, Jose Antonio	In Person
02:00:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hernandez, Eric	Villamilla, Jose Antonio	In Person
02:15:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bohrer, Sanford	Mero, Frank	In Person
02:31:25	Witness Cross Examination	Dorta, Rey	Mero, Frank	In Person
03:32:34	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:51	Witness Direct Examination	Hope, David	Cruz, Dr. Robert	In Person
01:25:45	General Case Activities		Cruz, Dr. Robert	In Person
01:29:05	Witness Direct Examination	Hope, David	Cruz, Dr. Robert	In Person
01:56:30	Break
02:14:30	Witness Cross Examination	Dorta, Rey	Cruz, Dr. Robert	In Person
03:16:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:01	General Case Activities		Cruz, Dr. Robert	In Person
00:03:00	Witness Cross Examination	Dorta, Rey	Cruz, Dr. Robert	In Person
00:04:30	Break
00:11:40	Witness Direct Examination	Hernandez, Eric	Johnson, Barry	In Person
00:25:20	Witness Cross Examination	Dorta, Rey	Johnson, Barry	In Person
00:43:05	Witness Cross Examination	Dorta, Rey	Cruz, Dr. Robert	In Person
01:10:00	General Case Activities
01:46:30	General Case Activities
03:29:45	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:08	Closing Statement	Martinez, Roberto
00:37:35	Closing Statement	Hope, David
00:41:20	Closing Statement
00:43:05	General Case Activities
00:50:10	End of Session