{"id":1957810,"date":"2023-06-26T23:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T03:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-appointed-board-responds-to-disneys-motion-to-dismiss-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T23:05:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T03:05:23","slug":"desantis-appointed-board-responds-to-disneys-motion-to-dismiss-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-appointed-board-responds-to-disneys-motion-to-dismiss-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis board reacts to Disney&#8217;s lawsuit dismissal motion."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-appointed-board-responds-to-disneys-motion-to-dismiss-lawsuit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1957810&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Lawyers for Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Respond to Disney&#8217;s Motion to Dismiss<\/h2>\n<p>Lawyers representing the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board have filed a response to Disney&#8217;s motion to dismiss its counter-lawsuit in state court. The board, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) during the district&#8217;s restructuring in February, has labeled Disney&#8217;s motion as &#8220;classic imagineering&#8221; by the entertainment giant.<\/p>\n<h3>Disney&#8217;s Motion: A Flight of Fancy<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Disney&#8217;s motion is classic imagineering, inviting the court to make believe that reality is whatever Disney dreams up,&#8221; the filing from June 19 said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The board&#8217;s lawyers argue that the lawsuit is not moot, contrary to Disney&#8217;s claim in its motion to dismiss. They assert that ruling on the validity of the agreement will impact the ongoing federal lawsuit, where Disney alleges a breach of contract. Additionally, the board contends that the court should not stay the case under the priority rule, emphasizing that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-appointed-board-responds-to-disneys-motion-to-dismiss-lawsuit\/\" title=\"DeSantis board reacts to Disney's lawsuit dismissal motion.\">state court holds original jurisdiction<\/a> over the federal court.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, filed by the board in the Circuit Court of the 9th Judicial Circuit in Orange County, Florida, accuses Disney of attempting to challenge &#8220;people&#8217;s sovereignty.&#8221; It further alleges that the company&#8217;s &#8220;puppet government&#8221; crafted an agreement that violated &#8220;Florida constitutional, statutory, and common law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Disney filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on May 16, arguing that any ruling in this case would be &#8220;meaningless.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;A ruling in CFTOD&#8217;s favor would be pointless, and a ruling in Disney&#8217;s favor would be meaningless,&#8221; Disney lawyers said in the May filing. &#8220;Under the Florida Constitution, trial courts have no power to issue opinions that are at best advisory and lack any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/connection-failure\/\" title=\"Connection Failure\">real-world effect<\/a> on the parties&#8217; rights. The case should be dismissed as moot.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The first hearing for the state lawsuit is scheduled for July 14.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. DeSantis restructured the previous Reedy Creek Improvement District with legislation he signed in February, placing it under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-should-subpoena-mlbs-rob-manfred-to-admit-all-star-georgia-boycott-was-a-partisan-pretense\/\" title=\"Congress Should Subpoena MLB\u2019s Rob Manfred To Admit All-Star Georgia Boycott Was A Partisan Pretense\">increased state oversight<\/a>. Since 1967, Disney had maintained autonomy over the district, which encompasses its Florida resort.<\/p>\n<p>Following the unanimous approval by the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District to declare an agreement designed to undermine the new board&#8217;s authority as void, Disney filed a lawsuit against DeSantis, the board, and state officials. Disney alleges a &#8220;relentless campaign to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wednesday-afternoon-update-second-american-killed-in-sudan-xi-and-zelensky-phone-call-debt-deal\/\" title=\"Wednesday Afternoon Update: Second American Killed In Sudan, Xi And Zelensky Phone Call, Debt Deal?\">weaponize government power<\/a> against Disney in retaliation for expressing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cammack-backs-desantiss-disney-feud-disney-inserted-themselves-into-this-fight\/\" title=\"Cammack backs DeSantis's Disney feud: 'Disney inserted themselves into this fight'\">political viewpoint unpopular<\/a> with certain State officials.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers representing the defendants in Disney&#8217;s lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, have submitted a motion to dismiss. They argue that DeSantis and acting Secretary of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Meredith Ivey, are immune from the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Disney has until July 26 to respond to the defendants&#8217; motion to dismiss the lawsuit in federal court.<\/p>\n<p>The feud between DeSantis and Disney, which led to the restructuring of Disney&#8217;s central Florida district, originated from Disney&#8217;s opposition to the Parental Rights in Education Act, signed into law by DeSantis last year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board&#8217;s lawyers responded to Disney&#8217;s motion to dismiss their counter-lawsuit. Appointed by Gov. 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