Legal Opinion
Taylor v. City of Lake Worth
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 6, 2013No. 4D11-4209PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Charlotte Taylor, pro se plaintiff below, appeals a final order dismissing her complaint with prejudice against ap-pellee, the City of Lake Worth. We reverse because the order does not contain an express written finding of willful noncompliance for dismissal pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.420(b). See Cummings v. Warren Henry Motors, Inc., 648 So.2d 1230, 1232 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995) (stating “a dismissal of an action as a sanction for violating an order of the court is error where the court fails to make an express written finding of a party’s willful or deliberate…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commonwealth Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. TuberoSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Cummings v. Warren Henry Motors, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- J.E.I. Airlines, Inc. v. Britton, Cassel, Schantz & Schatzman, P.A.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- Johnson v. SKARVANDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
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