ABNER M. CONTRERAS
v.
DAVID FERNANDEZ
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An order granting a motion to dismiss a complaint is not a final, reviewable order unless it contains words of finality indicating that the cause is dismissed.
[1] An order granting a motion to dismiss a complaint lacks finality and is not appealable unless it contains words of finality indicating that the cause is dismissed.
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Abner M. Contreras appealed from a county court order that granted a motion to dismiss his second amended complaint. The order stated only that the mo…
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Opinion filed October 2, 2024. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D24-0894 Lower Tribunal No. 23-10266-CC-05
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Abner M. Contreras,
Appellant,
vs.
David Fernandez,
Appellee.
An Appeal from the County Court for Miami-Dade County, Diana Gonzalez-Whyte, Judge. Abner M. Contreras, in proper person. Law Offices of Robert P. Frankel, P.A., and Robert P. Frankel (Plantation), for appellee. Before LINDSEY, MILLER, and GORDO, JJ. PER CURIAM. Before us on appeal is an order dismissing Appellant Abner M. Contreras’s second amended complaint. The order merely states that the corrected motion to dismiss the second amended complaint “is granted.” It neither contains words of finality nor enters a dismissal in Appellee David Fernandez’s favor. Because this is not a final order capable of review, we lack jurisdiction to do so. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. See Henrion v. New Era Realty IV, Inc., 567 So. 2d 562, 563 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990) (“Once again we caution trial judges and attorneys alike that this court lacks jurisdiction over an order granting a motion to dismiss a complaint, when that order does not contain the requisite words of finality indicating that the cause is dismissed.”).
Dismissed.
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