Ever since moving to the Town of Davie from North Miami Beach, I’ve been known to brag that my new hometown is literally PARADISE!
Davie is nothing like the corrupt hell hole I left behind.
The most stark difference between the two municipalities is that, unlike North Miami Beach, there are no political scandals in Davie.
Also unlike NMB, the elected officials here actually represent the residents of Davie instead of partisan political parties and special interests. They also work for the best interests of Davie residents and not themselves.
A young woman by the name Jacqueline “Jackie” Rocha is challenging the incumbent Mayor Judy Paul, who is and has been doing an incredible job overseeing the Town of Davie’s government.
I inadvertently had a strange encounter with the wannabe mayor a couple weeks ago on Facebook in a post.
When she and one of her “supporters” viciously attacked NMB former Mayor Anthony DeFillipo for his daring to question her. They both thought it appropriate to bring up his past legal issues that North Miami Beach Mayor Contempt of Congress, a/k/a Michael Joseph, and his fellow corruptocrat, EX-City “Attorney” Hans Ottinot, created.
I immediately defended Tony, which of course, they did not like at all.
Apparently, every municipality attracts people like Lyin’ Linda Joseph to run for office.
What Jacqueline “Jackie” Rocha didn’t realize is that two can play the dirt digging game.
According to her campaign documents, 32-year old Jackie Rocha now lives in the house owned by her mother, Norma Rocha, at 6310 SW 41 Street, Davie, Florida 33314.
But, according to a lawsuit filed on May 8, 2017 by Cavalry SPV I, LLC, a Delaware corporation authorized to do business in Florida, against Jacqueline M. Rocha, that wasn’t always the case.
On September 29, 2016, Cavalry SPV I, LLC purchased three delinquent credit card accounts from CITIBANK, N.A., one of which belonged to “Jackie,” with the intent to collect all the outstanding amounts.
By that time, Debtor Jacqueline Rocha, had not made a payment on her credit card since December 13, 2013. When Cavalry purchased her debt, she had owed a total of $1,341.53 since September 16, 2014, which is the amount Rocha was sued for, plus costs.
Here are the “highlights” of that lawsuit.
According to the Case Docket, on May 8, 2017 the Plaintiff filed a Summons and Notice to Appear for Pre-Trial Conference scheduled for July 19, 2017.
On June 19, 2017, the Plaintiff filed the process server’s June 15, 2017 submission of his Verified Return of Service, stating that he served “NORMA ROCHA as CO RESIDENT” at the address of the “within named person’s usual place of abode.”
The process serve attempted to serve the Defendant six (6) times between May 17, 2017 and June 15, 2017, leaving his card in the door each time. He also noted that on May 31, 2017 “SOMEONE HAS BEEN INSIDE ON ATTEMPTS, BUT WILL NOT ANSWER DOOR. WILL KEEP TRYING.”
On June 15, 2017 he apparently made contact with Norma Rocha (the Defendant’s mother), who “REFUSED HAND SERVICE.”
On July 13, 2017, Defendant Jacqueline Rocha filed a Motion to Quash Service, and claimed that her “mother was ‘served’ at her childhood home in Davie,” but that she has been “a resident of the State of Georgia for 3 years.”
She also alleged that “the process server falsified Court documents.”
Jackie also attached her Georgia drivers license and requested that “the Court quash this service and dismiss the claim on my behalf.”
The very next day Defendant Jacqueline M. Rocha filed a Motion for Continuance, in which she suddenly admitted that her “mother was served,” but then called foul because she wasn’t personally served.
Unfortunately for Jacqueline “Jackie” Rocha, §48.031(1)(a) of the Florida Statutes states, “Service of original process is made by delivering a copy of it to the person to be served with a copy of the complaint, petition, or other initial pleading or paper or by leaving the copies at his or her usual place of abode with any person residing therein who is 15 years of age or older and informing the person of their contents.”
In her Motion, the Defendant claims that she did not have enough time to “situate a schedule with work” in order to attend the July 19, 2027 pre-trial hearing, and asked the Court to reschedule.
Maybe if her mother had not tried to avoid service of process for a month, Jackie would have had more than enough time to “situate a schedule with work.”
On July 19, 2017, the Plaintiff filed a Notice of Resetting Pretrial Hearing, and scheduling it for October 11, 2017, giving Jackie more than enough time to “situate a schedule with work.”
On that same date, the Court issued a Disposition Order on Pretrial Conference instructing the Clerk to “reset PTC [pretrial conference] 30 days.”
As fate would have it, on October 11, 2017 Jackie did not show up for the scheduled Pretrial Conference, so the Court issued a Disposition Order on Pretrial Conference entering a “DEFAULT” against the Defendant.
On October 17, 2017, the Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Order Requiring Defendant Jacqueline M. Rocha to Complete and Return Fact Information Sheet after Entry of Judgment, a Affidavit of Non-Military Service, an Affidavit of Interest, Fees and/or Charges, Affdavit of Costs, and Payments, Credits and/or Debits, a Motion for Default Final Judgment, along with the Court’s Final Disposition Form.
And on October 23, 2017, the Court entered its Default Final Judgment, which was recorded on October 26, 2017, ordering Defendant Jacqueline M. Rocha to pay the the Plaintiff the amount of $1,341.53, plus costs of $225.00, for a total judgment of $1,566.53, plus interest.
In response, on October 27, 2017 Defendant Jacqueline M. Rocha filed a Notice of Hearing on a Motion to Vacate that she didn’t file until November 6, 2017 — ten days later.
In her Motion to Vacate, Defendant Jacqueline M. Rocha gave a multitude of excuses why she failed to show up at the October 11, 2017 hearing even though she had known about it for almost three months.
Also seems legit.
On February 2, 2018, the Court filed a Notice of Hearing on Motion to Vacate, and scheduling it for February 9, 2018.
On February 13, 2018, the Court filed an Order denying her Motion to Vacate due to the fact that …
… Davie Mayoral candidate Jacqueline “Jackie” Rocha did not appear to her own requested hearing!
After a diligent search of the Broward County Public Records, we could not find any filed document releasing Defendant Jacqueline M. Rocha from the Default Final Judgment filed against her.
Therefore, to the best of our knowledge, Davie Mayoral candidate Jacqueline “Jackie” Rocha has still not paid her outstanding debt of $1566.53, plus interest, that she was Court Ordered to pay nine years ago this month.
But, she wants voters to believe that she is fully capable of overseeing the Town of Davie’s Fiscal Year 2027 General Fund Budget of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY SIX MILLION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY NINE THOUSAND FIVE ($236,139,005) DOLLARS!
Meanwhile, on September 25, 2026 one of Jackie’s slate mates for the 2026 Davie municipal election, Jordan Nelson, was arrested and charged with DUI after he “crashed a pickup truck into a guardrail and utility pole, then registered breath-alcohol levels more than twice Florida’s legal limit,” according to CBS Miami.
The article also reported:
Police estimated the crash caused about $6,500 in damage to a guardrail and $16,500 in damage to a utility pole, according to the [probable cause] affidavit.
Nelson has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Nelson’s attorney also asked prosecutors to turn over evidence in the case, including statements, photographs and test results, according to a court filing submitted Tuesday.
“Jordan is humbled by this experience and takes the matter very seriously. He has taken appropriate steps to address it through the proper legal process. We remain optimistic about the resolution of the case, and Jordan remains focused on the issues and the message he has been conveying to his supporters throughout his campaign,” his attorney, Randall Haas, said.
According to the Miami New Times, “On Nelson’s campaign site, he states, ‘I believe our town deserves responsible leadership, honest accountability, and infrastructure that keeps pace with growth.'”
Because nothing says “responsible leadership” and “honest accountability” like getting shitfaced drunk and wrapping your Ford F-150 around a utility pole.
But, maybe that’s just us.
I lived in North Miami Beach for 25 years before moving to Davie 12 years ago.
During those 25 years in NMB, I watched the city deteriorate into a cesspool of corruption, fiscal irresponsibility, and zero transparency.
The situation has only gotten worse since Michael “Contempt of Congress” Joseph and his co-conspirators were first elected in 2020.
The Town of Davie, on the other hand, is the polar opposite of North Miami Beach in terms of, well, everything.
We consulted Google AI for the data, which only confirmed what we already knew.
Despite the fact that Davie’s population is nearly 2-1/2 times that of NMB, it’s violent crime rate is less than half.
We also learned that “Davie is widely considered one of the safer mid-to-large municipalities in South Florida. Its violent crime rate is exceptionally low,” and well below the national average.
In addition, “The Town of Davie maintains an excellent reputation for transparent, conservative fiscal governance. The town has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for 15 consecutive years and the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for 12 consecutive years. Its strong financial health allowed administrators to lower operating and debt service millage rates for upcoming cycles.”
North Miami Beach, on the other hand, has a violent crime rate “about 65% above the national average,” which this blogger already knew after living in fear of drive-by shootings on a daily basis while living there.
Google AI also told us what we already knew about NMB’s fiscal and corruption woes.
“North Miami Beach has historically faced a more turbulent financial and political environment. In recent budget cycles, the city commission successfully passed balanced budgets and actively restored $5 million into its financial reserves to improve long-term stability. However, the city’s governance image has dealt with heavy friction, notably in 2026 when the House Ethics Committee referred its Mayor to the Department of Justice over a severe financial and campaign donation probe.”
All things considered, the thought of having people like Jacqueline “Jackie” Rocha and Jordan “DUI” Nelson in control of my personal paradise literally scares the crap out of me.
We strongly urge voters to vote against turning Davie into North Miami Beach!
Davie residents deserve better!
ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026
PLEASE VOTE RESPONSIBLY!
Stephanie
