ELIZABETH MARIE COLLINS
v.
SEAN CHRISTOPHER COLLINS

Fla. 5th DCA | 2026-04-21
No. 2026-0242
Janesk, II, J., Jay, C.J., Lambert, J., Edwards, J.
2026 FL 4548 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2026)

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Holding

A trial court's nonfinal order denying a motion to disqualify opposing counsel is reviewable as an interlocutory appeal and may be affirmed without detailed discussion.


Headnotes

[1] A nonfinal order denying a motion to disqualify counsel is reviewable as an interlocutory appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.130(a)(3)(E).

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Facts & Procedural History

Elizabeth Collins sought relief from two nonfinal orders entered by the trial court: one denying her motion to disqualify respondent's trial counsel a…

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Opinion of the Court

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2026-0242 LT Case No. 55-2025-CA-1394

ELIZABETH MARIE COLLINS,

Petitioner,

V.

SEAN CHRISTOPHER COLLINS,

Respondent.

Nonfinal appeal from the Circuit Court for St. Johns County. Kenneth J. Janesk, II, Judge.

Elizabeth Collins, Palm Coast, pro se. Scott R. Ellerin, of Fletcher & Phillips, Jacksonville, for Respondent.

April 21, 2026

PER CURIAM.

Elizabeth Collins petitions for a writ of certiorari seeking relief from a nonfinal order denying her motion to disqualify Respondent's trial counsel and similar relief from a separate, contemporaneously-entered nonfinal order staying the underlying action.

Pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.040(c), we treat Collins's petition regarding the order denying her motion for disqualification of Respondent's trial counsel as an interlocutory appeal¹ and affirm without further discussion.

The petition for writ of certiorari regarding the stay order is dismissed.

AFFIRMED, in part; DISMISSED, in part.

JAY, C.J., and LAMBERT and EDWARDS, JJ., concur.


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