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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL CIVIL DMSION
NEIL J. GILLESPIE,
Plaintiff;
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a Florida corporation; aDd WD..LIAM
J.COOK,
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ORDER GRANTING STAY
TInS CAUSE came before the Court on Thursday, August 14,2008, on Plaintiff's
Motion (or Star. Defendant's counsel appeared in chambers, and Plaintiff's cOWlSCI and Plaintiff
attended bytelephone. This Court entered a Final Judgment on March 27,2008 in favor of
Defendants Plaintiffto pay to them the sum QfSl Plaintifffiled a notice
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t ofappeal ofthe Finat ,Judgmentfiitered March 27, 2008 but has not an automatic stay
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under App. P. 9.3io{t;)(l) ';'posting a good and sufficient bond.
subsequently obtained writs ofgarnishment, and Plaintiffrequested an emergency hearing on his
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motion for stay. '.
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During the heariDg, Plaintiff's counsel represented to the Court that Plaintiffintends to
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either post a good and sufficient boft.a, by Fla R. App. P. 9.31 O(b)(1), or deposit an
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equivalent sum of money with.a third-party escrow agent mutually acceptable to Defendants, on
or before August 21,2008 and requested a stay of the Final Judgment entered March 27,2008
until August 21, 2008. Based on the Plaintiff's counsel's representation, Defendants agreed to a
stayofthisactionuntilAugust21t 2008. TheCourtapprovestheparties'agreement. Therefore,
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ORDERED that (1) Plaintiff shall post a good and sufficient bondin the amountrequired
by Fla.R. App.P.9.31O(b)(1) or deposit an equivalent sumof moneywith athird-partyescrow
agent mutually acceptabletoDefendantson or beforetheendofthebusiness dayon August 21,
2008;and(2)theFinalJudgmententeredMarch27,2008isstayed.
ITISFURTHERORDEREDthatthestay ofthe FinalJudgment entered March27, 2008
shall expire at 5:00 p.m. onAugust 21,2008 unless- Plaintiffposts agoodand sufficient bondin ..
theamountrequiredbyFla.R. App.P.9.31O(b)(1) or deposits anequivalent sumofmoney with
athird-partyescrowagentmutuallyacceptabletoDefendants.
DONE AND ORDEREDinChambers,at Tampa,HillsboroughCounty,Florida,this

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ORIGINAL SIGNED
CONFORMED COpy
Marva L. Crenshaw
SEP 09 2008
CircuitJudge
MARVA L. CRENSHAW
CIRCUrrJUDGE
Copiesto:
RobertW. Bauer,Esquire(CounselforPlaintifl)
RyanChristopher Esquire(CounselforDefendants)
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