JOE THOMPSON A/K/A JOE L. THOMPSON
v.
AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK
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A default judgment admits all well-pleaded allegations of the complaint, including the plaintiff's entitlement to liquidated damages, and a trial court may award liquidated damages without notice to the defaulted defendant.
[1] A default judgment operates as an admission of all well-pleaded allegations in the complaint, including the plaintiff's entitlement to liquidated damages.
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Citation to Ciotti v. Hubsch, 302 So. 3d 497, 499 (Fla. 5th DCA 2020)
Joe Thompson appealed a judgment entered against him by the County Court for Brevard County in a case brought by American Express National Bank. Thomp…
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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 5D2024-3496 LT Case No. 05-2024-SC-35757 _____________________________
JOE THOMPSON A/K/A JOE L.
THOMPSON,
Appellant,
v.
AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL
BANK,
Appellee. _____________________________
On appeal from the County Court for Brevard County. Kenneth Friedland, Judge.
Joe L. Thompson, Merritt Island, pro se.
No Appearance for Appellee.
August 1, 2025
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Ciotti v. Hubsch, 302 So. 3d 497, 499 (Fla. 5th DCA 2020) (“The effect of a default, such as the one entered against [the defendant] in this case, is that a defendant admits to all wellpleaded allegations of a complaint, including a plaintiff’s entitlement to liquidated damages.” (citing Bowman v. Kingsland Dev., Inc., 432 So. 2d 660, 662 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983))); Sarasota Est.
WALLIS, LAMBERT, and BOATWRIGHT, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________
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