Miami-Dade Medical Centers, Inc. v. MGA Insurance Co.

We grant Miami-Dade Medical Centers, Inc.’s petition for writ of certiorari and quash the order of the Circuit Court Appellate Division dismissing its appeal.

The Appellate Division dismissed petitioner’s appeal for failure to file its initial brief. As the respondent correctly asserts, the dismissal of petitioner’s appeal was preceded by three dismissal motions, all premised on petitioner’s failure to file the brief timely. However, none of the Appellate Division’s extension orders indicated that no further extensions would be allowed, or contained any equivalent language. “[T]he great weight…