Miami Coffey Burlington partner Paul J. Schwiep will reclaim his seat on the Miami-Dade Citizens’ Independent Transportation Trust after suing over what he claimed was a politically motivated ousting.

The Third District Court of Appeal sided with Schwiep Wednesday, affirming a ruling from Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Pedro Echarte, who found Schwiep shouldn’t have been removed from the trust. The group is an independent body that supervises and audits half-penny sales surtax for transit operations.

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