Domenic Grosso a/k/a Domenic L. Grosso v. HSBC Bank, USA, N.A.

The issue in this case is whether the trial court erred when it sua sponte deemed a post-dismissal motion' for costs abandoned after the motion languished on the docket for eighteen months. We find the trial court properly exercised its inherent authority.

HSBC Bank brought a foreclosure action against its borrower, Domenic Grosso. A year later, HSBC voluntarily dismissed the action and the case was closed. The case was reopened when counsel for the Borrower timely filed a motion for costs, including' attorneys’ fees, under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.420(d).

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