Leibovich v. The Plurinational State

Full title: Nicolas Ivan Leibovich, Appellant, v. The Plurinational State of Bolivia…

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, Third District

Date published: Apr 20, 2022

No. 3D22-0287 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Apr. 20, 2022)

Opinion

3D22-0287

04-20-2022

Nicolas Ivan Leibovich, Appellant, v. The Plurinational State of Bolivia, Appellee,

Metschlaw, P.A., and Lawrence R. Metsch, for appellant. Greenberg Traurig, P.A., and Francisco O. Sanchez, Joshua M. Mandel, and Gideon A. Levy, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County Lower Tribunal No. 21-18442, Alan Fine, Judge.

Metschlaw, P.A., and Lawrence R. Metsch, for appellant.

Greenberg Traurig, P.A., and Francisco O. Sanchez, Joshua M. Mandel, and Gideon A. Levy, for appellee.

Before SCALES, LINDSEY, and LOBREE, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Nicolas Ivan Leibovich (nonparty below) seeks certiorari review of the trial court's order denying him a protective order in response to Bolivia's subpoena duces tecum. We treat Leibovich's petition as an appeal from a final order because, unlike ordinary discovery orders, the order here is final as to Leibovich. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.040(c) ("If a party seeks an improper remedy, the cause shall be treated as if the proper remedy had been sought[.]"); JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Llovet, 330 So.3d 1006, 1009 n.3 (Fla. 3d DCA 2021); Varela v. OLA Condo. Ass'n, Inc., 279 So.3d 266, 276 n.1 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019); United Servs. Auto Ass'n v. L. Off. Of Herssein & Herssein, P.A., 233 So.3d 1224, 1230 n.6 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017). And finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm. See Tien v. Akerman LLP, 320 So.3d 309, 312 (Fla. 3d DCA 2021).

Affirmed.