IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUTT
IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
GHASSAN MANSOUR, ABBAS —_ HASHEMI,
HAMID FARAJL, AND DR. SAM HAKKI,
collectively as the Trustees of the Islamic Education
Center of Tampa, Ine.,
CASENO. 08-0497
Plaintiffs), DIVISION: L
ISLAMIC EDUCATION CENTER OF TAMPA,
INC, anon profit eorporation,
Defendants).
1ON WITH PLAINTIRES? EMERGENC
FORCE ARBITRATOR'S AWARD,
ORDER IN CONN!
“THIS CAUSE came before the Cour, on Defendants February 23, 2011 ore tenus motion
fara weitten Onder memorilizing the ora interlocutory’ order announced by the Court during the
evidentiary hearing hat began on January 10,2011. The Court has made the following findings and
‘olings n connection with Plaintits'mergeney Motion to Enforce Arbitator's Award
1. This cae will proscod under Ecclesiastical Islamic Law.
2. Under Ecclesiastical Islamic Law, pursuant tothe Quran, Islamic brothers should try to resolve a
dispute amongst themselves. When the brothers are unable to do so, they can agre to present the
ispute to the greater community of brothers within the mosque oF the Muslim community for
Page Lof2resolution. If that is not done or dees not result in a resolution of the disput, the dispute is to be
presented to an Islamic judge for determination, and that i or can bean Avi.
3. Te remainder ofthe hearing will be to determine whether Islamic dispute resolution procedures
‘have been fllowed in this matter.
DONE AND ORDERED in Chamber at Tampa lileseroyeh Coury Hora this
day of. 20
eh MAR 03 20tt
ICHARDA, NIELSEN,
‘The Honorable Richard A. Nielsen
CIRCUIT COURT IUDGE
Copies fumished t:
Lee Sega, Ea.
Seual & Schuin Law Group, PL,
13575 58th Street N, Suite 140,
(Clearwater, FL 33760
Brian E, Lanaford, Esq.
Langford, Myers & Orcutt, P.A
1715 West Cleveland Street
‘Tampa, Florida 33606
Paul Thanasides, Esq.
Melniyre, Panzarella Thanasides, Hoffinan, Bringgold & Todd, PL.
400. Ashley St, Suite 1500
Tampa, Florida 33602
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