Layne Dredging Co. v. Regus, Inc.

The petitioner, Layne Dredging Company (Layne), seeks review of the trial court’s determination to enter orders after the complaint was voluntarily dismissed. We treat this proceeding, initiated with a petition for writ of prohibition,1 as one seeking certiorari relief. See Tinsley v. McDonald, 378 So.2d 816 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979).

The plaintiff in this action, The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. (CIT), filed suit against several parties including Layne and the respondent, Regus, Inc. (Re-gus). After Regus answered the complaint, it served a motion to amend its answer to assert a crossclaim…