Alexis B. Lawler, RN v. State of Florida, Department of Health

FIRST D ISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
S TATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D2026-0473
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A LEXIS B. LAWLER , RN,
Petitioner,
v.
S TATE OF FLORIDA , DEPARTMENT
OF H EALTH,
Respondent.
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Petition for Review of Non-Final Agency Action—Original
Proceedings.
May 20, 2026
P ER C URIAM.
The Court denies Petitioner’s motion to strike, filed on April
10, 2026.
The Court grants the petition for review and sets aside in part
the emergency order suspending Petitioner’s license to practice
nursing but only to the extent that it prevents Petitioner from
practicing nursing in administrative roles that require no patient
contact. The case is remanded to the Department for further
proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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R OWE , W INOKUR , and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.
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Not 	final 	until 	disposition 	of 	any 	timely 	and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Julie Gallagher of Grossman, Roopnarine, and Bayo, Tallahassee,
for Petitioner.
Samuel 	J. 	Salario, 	Jr., 	Jason 	Gonzalez, 	Jessica 	Slatten, 	and
Anthony J. Sirven of Lawson Huck Gonzalez, PLLC, Tallahassee,
for Respondent.