Legal Opinion

Parrish v. RL Regi Financial, LLC

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 29, 2016No. 2D15-1674PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Jon D. Parrish petitioned for a writ of certiorari seeking to quash an order imposing sanctions against him and his firm, Parrish and Yarnell, P.A. 1 We treat the petition as an appeal, and we reverse the order insofar as it imposes nonmonetary sanctions. Because the monetary sanctions are not ripe for review, we dismiss that portion of the appeal.

A court has inherent authority to order payment of attorney’s fees and costs as a sanction for bad faith conduct of an attorney. See Moakley v. Smallwood, 826 So.2d 221, 224-25 (Fla.2002). Generally, an order imposing monetary…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Moakley v. SmallwoodSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  2. Rydell v. RutterDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  3. Rush v. BurdgeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  4. Carlton Fields Jorden Burt v. SP Healthcare Holdings, LLCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  5. Rocka Fuerta Construction Inc. v. Southwick, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. FCCI COMMERCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. EMPIRE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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