CHRISTOPHER TODD BENTON, APPELLANT,
v.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, APPELLEE
CHRISTOPHER TODD BENTON, APPELLANT,
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, APPELLEE
782 So. 2d 981
Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2001)
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
The trial court dismissed without prejudice appellant’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim for failure to demonstrate an exhaustion of his administrative remedies. Because the dismissal was without prejudice, the order is neither a final order nor an appealable nonfinal order under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.130. See Augustin v. Blount, Inc., 573 So. 2d 104 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991). If appellant is unable or unwilling to amend the complaint to correct the defect, the proper course is to so advise the court and request entry of a final order of dismissal with prejudice which may be appealed. See Ponton v. Gross, 576 So. 2d 910, 912 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991).
DISMISSED.
MINER, KAHN and WEBSTER, JJ., concur.
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Authorities Cited
- Delouis Augustin v. Blount, Inc., 573 So. 2d 104 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991)
- Alfonson Detroy Ponton and Reginald J. Williams v. Officer B.E. Gross, 576 So. 2d 910 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991)