IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA

SEAFARER EXPLORATION CORP.

Plaintiff,
CASE NO.: 14-CA-8902
vs.
DIVISION: L
DARRELL VOLENTINE,
Defendant.
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ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR CONTEMPT
AND DENYING PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO SHOW CAUSE AND
MODIFYING THE PERMANENT INJUNCTION
THIS CAUSE having come before the Court upon both the Plaintiffs Motion for
Order to Show Cause and for Contempt and upon the Defendants Motion for Criminal
Contempt against Counsel for the Plaintiff and Cleartrust, LLC as transfer agent for the
Plaintiff, the Court having had the benefit of the hearing held on April 7, 2016, including the
pleadings, arguments of counsel, evidence submitted and testimony at such hearing, the
Court, being otherwise fully advised in the premises, it is hereby:
ORDERED AND ADJUDED as follows:
1.

That Defendants Motion for Criminal Contempt and for Sanctions against

counsel for the Plaintiff and Cleartrust, LLC, as transfer agent for the Plaintiff, is hereby
DENIED.
2.

That Plaintiffs Motion for the entry of an Order to Show Cause against the

Defendant for violation of the permanent injunction against the Defendant for internet postings is
hereby DENIED.
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Further, that as to the Plaintiffs Motion for the entry of an Order to Show Cause

against the Defendant for violation of the permanent injunction, the Court having the benefit of
the pleadings presented, the evidence presented of such postings made after the entry of such
injunction, the benefit of the testimony presented at such hearing which was determined to be of
postings of false information, the Court therefore finds that in order to deter Defendant from
further violating the terms of the Permanent Injunction in the future, the Court hereby modifies
the Permanent Injunction to include henceforth a provision that any future violation by the
Defendant of such injunction after appropriate hearing shall be penalized to include the entry of a
fine of $2,500.00 per instance of such violation of such false matters. The Court finds that this
should be a deterrent to the Defendant from further postings, and is meant to be coercive and not
punitive in nature to deter such further conduct. Further violation shall be subject to such fines
and other measures determined by the Court.
4.

It is further Ordered that the Plaintiff is hereby granted an award of reasonable

attorney fees in such matter in relation to bringing such violation motion against the Defendant.
The amount of attorneys fees to be paid by the Defendant shall be determined by agreement of
the parties or as necessary after hearing before the Court.
DONE AND ORDERED, in Chambers, at Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida this
___ day of May, 2016.
Electronically Conformed 5/18/2016

Steven Scott Stephens, Circuit Judge

Copies furnished to:

Defendant, Darrell Volentine (Pro-Se)
svpestman@verizon.net
and to Special Appearance Counsel:
Evan Kidd, Esq. at evankiddjd@gmail.com
Plaintiff, Seafarer Exploration Corp.
Counsel, Craig A. Huffman, Esq.
at Craig@securuslawgroup.com