Developer lawyers suing St. Johns County in federal court include the Palatka-based DOUGLAS LAW FIRM*,which also represents several local governments, in which controversial defeated former St. Johns County Commissioner JEREMIAH RAY BLOCKER is a partner. BLOCKER is married to a Circuit Court Judge, Hon. LAUREN BLOCKER who was appointed to County Court and then Circuit Court judgeships by Governor RONALD DION DeSANTIS, our former Congressman from St. Johns County. Ex-Commissioner JEREMIAH RAY BLOCKER earned a Master of Laws Degree in Real Estate Development from University of Miami.
ROBINSON IMPROVEMENT COMPANY has demanded a jury trial, claiming St. Johns County violated its civil and constitutional rights. Let justice be done,
* See November 3, 2025 Disclosure Statement filing in federal court in the Robinson Imrpovement Co. v. St. Johns County case, pending before the Honorable Timothy J. Corrigan and Magistrate Laura Lothman Lambert.
Case No. 3:25-cv-01275-TJC-LLL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
JACKSONVILLE DIVISION
ROBINSON IMPROVEMENT COMPANY,
a Florida corporation
Plaintiff,
Case No. 3:25-cv-01275-TJC-LLL
v.
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA
Defendant.
_______________________________/
PLAINTIFF’S DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
UNDER RULE 7.1, FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, AND LOCAL RULE 3.03
1. Is the filer a non-governmental corporate party or non-governmental
corporation moving to intervene?
☐ No.
☒ Yes, and
☐ These parent corporations and publicly held
corporations own 10% or more of the filer’s shares:
[].
☒ The filer has no parent corporation.
☒ No publicly held corporation owns 10% or more of
the filer’s shares.
2. Is the court’s jurisdiction based on either 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) or 28 U.S.C.
§ 1332(d)?
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☐ Yes, and this is the name and citizenship of each person or entity
whose citizenship is attributed to the filer:
a. b. c. d. e. Is the court’s jurisdiction based on 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) and the
filer a limited liability company or other unincorporated entity?
☒ No.
☐ Yes, and the filer has identified each member and the
citizenship of each member and, if a member is
another unincorporated entity, each member of that
entity and that member’s citizenship, and so on.
Is the court’s jurisdiction based on 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d) and the
filer a limited liability company or other unincorporated entity?
☒ No.
☐ Yes, and the filer has identified citizenship in accord
with 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(10).
Is the filer an insurer?
☒ No.
☐ Yes, and the filer has identified citizenship in accord
with § 1332(c)(1).
Is the filer a legal representative?
☒ No.
☐ Yes, and the filer has identified citizenship in accord
with 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(2).
Has the filer identified any corporation?
☒ No.
☐ Yes, and for each, the filer has identified citizenship
in accord with 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(1).
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3. f. Has the filer identified any natural person?
☒ No.
☐ Yes, and for each, the filer has identified citizenship
in accord with the person’s domicile, which does not
necessarily correspond to the person’s residence.
Is there any other person or entity that has or might have an interest in the
outcome of the action, including any interested or potentially interested lawyer,
association, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
subsidiary, conglomerate, affiliate, member, and other identifiable and related
legal entity?
☐ No.
☒ Yes. These additional persons and entities have or might have an
interest in the outcome of the action:
a. Plaintiff, Robinson Improvement Company
b. c. Plaintiff’s counsel, Zachary Miller and Lisa Miles
Douglas Law Firm, firm co-counsel for Plaintiff
d. Defendant, St. Johns County, Florida, and its authorized
agents, employees and elected officials
e. Defendant’s counsel, Ryan Ross and Richard Komando
4. 5. Might the outcome of this action affect any entity, not yet identified, with
publicly traded shares or debt?
☒ No.
☐ Yes, and this is the entity: [].
Is this a bankruptcy action?
☒ No.
☐ Yes, and the debtor is [].
☐ Yes, and the members of the creditors’ committee are [].
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6. 7. 8. Is this a criminal case?
☒ No.
☐ Yes, and these persons are arguably eligible for restitution: [].
Is there an additional entity likely to actively participate in this action?
☒ No.
☐ Yes, and this is the entity: [].
Does the filer certify that, except as disclosed, the filer is unaware of an actual
or potential conflict of interest affecting the district judge or the magistrate judge
in this action, and the filer will immediately notify the judge in writing within
fourteen days after the filer knows of a conflict?
☒ Yes.
Dated this 3rd day of November 2025.
S/ZACHARY MILLER, ESQ.
ZACHARY MILLER, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 59331
3203 Old Barn Court
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Telephone: (904) 651-8958
Email: zwmillerlaw@gmail.com
Counsel for Plaintiff
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on November 3, 2025, I electronically filed the foregoing
with the Clerk of Court by using CM/ECF, which automatically serves all counsel of
record for the parties who have appeared and furnished copies via electronic mail to
Ryan E. Ross, Esq., at rross@sjcfl.us and Richard C. Komando, Esq. at
rkomando@sjcfl.us.
.
/s/Zachary Miller
Jeremiah Ray Blocker
99305
Douglas Law Firm
100 Southpark Blvd Ste 414
St Augustine, FL 32086-5173
Office: 800-705-5457
Fax: 386-385-5914
https://www.floridabar.org/mybarprofile/99305
Saint Johns
07
09/26/2012
None
Florida Coastal School of Law, 2012
| Area | Degree |
|---|---|
| Real Estate/Land Development | University of Miami, School of Law, LL.M. |
Business Law
City, County & Local Govt Law
Criminal Law
Environmental & Land Use Law
Real Property, Probate & Trust
City/County/Local Government
Criminal
Real Estate
Zoning, Planning and Land Use
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Douglas Law Firm
11-20
Partner/Shareholder
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