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A Jan. 2 legal filing showed that Judge Wendy Berger no longer is presiding over a nightlife-related case filed by several downtown bars and clubs against the city of Orlando and Orlando Police Department. Berger and Magistrate Judge Embry J. Kidd previously were assigned the case.
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Orlando attorney Joel Leppard said Berger has a double case load, so the change could be due to responsibilities being reassigned, part of routine administrative procedures to balance caseloads amongst judges. Further, he said, such changes happen a bit more in January than at other times of the year.
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Attorneys for the defendants did not respond to a request for comment prior to publication. Robert Peck, the plaintiffs’ attorney, concurred with Leppard.
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