SANSONE
v.
DESANTIS, MOODY
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Sansone appeals an order dismissing his complaint without prejudice. The First District Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal as not timely appealable because an order dismissing a complaint without prejudice is not ordinarily a final, appealable order under Florida law.
An order dismissing a complaint without prejudice to amend is not ordinarily a final, appealable order, and therefore the appeal does not have proper jurisdiction.
“An order dismissing a complaint 'without prejudice' to amend is not ordinarily a final, appealable order.”
This establishes the controlling legal principle that dismissals without prejudice lack finality required for appellate jurisdiction.
Joseph Sansone, holding M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, filed a complaint against Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in their o…
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
No. 1D2024-3305
JOSEPH SANSONE, M.S., PHD,
Appellant,
v. HON. RON DESANTIS, in his Official Capacity of Governor of Florida; and HON. JAMES UTHMEIER, in his official capacity of Attorney General of Florida,
Appellees.
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Angela C. Dempsey, Judge.
November 12, 2025
PER CURIAM.
DISMISSED. See Art. V, § 4(b)(1), Fla. Const.; Fla. R. App. P. 9.030(b)(1)(A), (B); Pipeline Constructors, Inc. v. Transition House, Inc., 257 So. 3d 606, 608 n.2 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018) (“An order dismissing a complaint ‘without prejudice’ to amend is not ordinarily a final, appealable order.”).
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WINOKUR, M.K. THOMAS, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.
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