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Nalley v. Rotstein

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Mar 28, 2013
109 So. 3d 894 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

Opinion

No. 5D11–3940.

2013-03-28

Ronald NALLEY, Appellant, v. Jonathan I. ROTSTEIN, Esq, et al., Appellee.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Richard S. Graham, Judge. James P. Kelaher of Kelaher Law Offices, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant. William H. Rogner of Hurley, Rogner, Miller, Cox, Waranch & Westcott, P.A., Winter Park, for Appellee.


Appeal from the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Richard S. Graham, Judge.
James P. Kelaher of Kelaher Law Offices, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant. William H. Rogner of Hurley, Rogner, Miller, Cox, Waranch & Westcott, P.A., Winter Park, for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.

We reverse the lower court's order dismissing the suit for lack of prosecution. The filing of the motion to amend the complaint and the proposed amended complaint within the sixty-day grace period was sufficient to avoid dismissal. Chemrock Corp. v. Tampa Elec. Co., 71 So.3d 786 (Fla.2011). The trial court erred by striking the motion and proposed amendment as a sham. Yunger v. Oliver, 803 So.2d 884, 886 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002) (citing Destiny Constr. Co. v. Martin K. Eby Constr., 662 So.2d 388, 390 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995)); see also Furst v. Blackman, 819 So.2d 222, 225 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002) (“A sham pleading is one which is ‘undoubtedly false’ and known to be so to the party preparing it.” (quoting Menke v. Southland Specialties Corp., 637 So.2d 285, 286 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994))).

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

TORPY, EVANDER and JACOBUS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Nalley v. Rotstein

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Mar 28, 2013
109 So. 3d 894 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)
Case details for

Nalley v. Rotstein

Case Details

Full title:Ronald NALLEY, Appellant, v. Jonathan I. ROTSTEIN, Esq, et al., Appellee.

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Date published: Mar 28, 2013

Citations

109 So. 3d 894 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

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