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`IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH
`IN AND FOR
`JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
`BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
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`SHINER LAW GROUP, P.A., a
`Florida Profit Corporation,
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`InterpleaderPlaintiff,
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`CASE NO.: CACE-24-011582
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`V N
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`EUROSPINE INSTITUTE, LLC, a Florida Limited
`Liability Company; NORTH BROWARD HOSPITAL
`DISTRICT d/b/a BROWARD HEALTH a Florida Not For
`BROWARD
`NORTH
`Profit
`Corporation;
`RADIOLOGISTS, P.A.,
`a
`Florida
`Profit
`Corporation;
`PHOENIX EMERGENCY MEDICINE OF BROWARD,
`LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company; ANESCO
`NORTH BROWARD, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability
`Company; TIFFANY COOLEY, an individual;and SHINER
`LAW GROUP, P.A., a Florida Profit Corporation,
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`Defendants.
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`INTERPLEADER PLAINTIFF'S REPLY TO DEFENDANT, NORTH BROWARD
`HOSPITAL DISTRICT D/B/A BROWARD HEALTH'S ANSWER TO PLAINTIFF'S
`INTERPLEADER
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`COMES NOW, InterpleaderPlaintiff,SHINER LAW GROUP, P.A. ("Plaintiff'),by and
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`through undersignedcounsel and in accordance with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, and
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`hereby respectfullyfiles this Reply to Defendant, NORTH BROWARD HOSPITAL DISTRICT
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`d/b/a BROWARD HEALTH's Answer to Plaintiffs InterpleaderComplaint, and, in support
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`therefore,states as follows:
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`1.
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`Plaintiff denies each and every allegationcontained in the Defendant's Affirmative
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`Defenses and demands strict proofthereof.
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`2.
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`Additionally,each of Defendant's Affirmative Defenses fail because they do not
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`allegesufficient factual support and amount to mere conclusions of law. See Cady v. Chevy Chase
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`Sau & Loan, Inc., 528 So. 2d 136, 137 (Fla.4th DCA 1988) ("Certaintyis requiredwhen pleading
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`*** FILED: BROWARD COUNTY, FL BRENDA D. FORMAN, CLERK 11/18/2024 05:40:51 PM.****
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`Shiner Law Group, P.A. v. Neurospine Institute, LLC, et al
`Plaintiff's Reply to North Broward Hospital District's Answer to Interpleader
`Page 2
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`defenses, and pleadingconclusions of law unsupportedby allegationsof ultimate fact is legally
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`insufficient.");Thompson v. Bank ofN.Y., 862 So. 2d 768, 771 (Fla.4th DCA 2003); Walkerv.
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`Walker, 254 So. 2d 832, 834 (Fla.1st DCA 1971) ("A plaintiffis as much entitled to be aware of
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`the ground upon which it is claimed he should not recover as is a defendant to be apprisedof the
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`basis of the plaintiff'sclaim. The degree of certaintyrequiredin a pleading is that the pleader
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`must set forth the facts in such a manner as to reasonablyinform his adversaryofwhat is proposed
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`to be proved in order to provide the latter with a fair opportunityto meet it and prepare his
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`evidence.").
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`3
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`Defendant's Affirmative Defenses are pled as legallyinsufficient conclusions of
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`law, are too vaguely pled to constitute a defense, or are not a legallyrecognizableaffirmative
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`defense in this action.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`WE HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy ofthe foregoingwas sent via E-Filing
`on this 18th day of November 2024, to the following:
`SAGE LAW OFFICE
`Attorneysfor North Broward Hospital
`Attn: Edward M. Harvey, Esq.
`1300 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway, Suite 140
`Sunrise,Florida 33323
`T: (954) 835-0302
`eharvey@sagelaw.com
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`Respectfullysubmitted,
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`SHINER LAW GROUP, P.A.
`Attorneysfor InterpleaderPlaintiff
`7800 Congress Avenue, Suite 108
`Boca Raton, Florida 33487
`P: (561) 777-7700 + F: (561)368-3364
`Primary: Litigation@ShinerLawGroup.com
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`By:
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`/s/ David I. Shiner
`DAVID I. SHINER
`Florida Bar No.: 572721
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`Shiner Law Group, P.A. v. Neurospine Institute, LLC, et al
`Plaintiff's Reply to North Broward Hospital District's Answer to Interpleader
`Page 3
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`STRATTON A. SMILEY
`Florida Bar No.: 111780
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