American Air Transport, Inc. v. Seafirst Commercial Corp.

GLICKSTEIN, Judge.

In this installment of a continuing saga, American Air Transport, Inc., and George M. Chappell, two defendants in a lawsuit in the Palm Beach County circuit court, appeal a non-final order denying Seafirst’s motion to compel discovery, but imposing sanctions on Chappell. If this court has jurisdiction it must be by way of Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.040(c) and pursuant to Rule 9.030(b)(2)(A), which provides for the certiorari jurisdiction of district courts of appeal. We conclude that we have jurisdiction and grant the petition.

The facts reveal that on June 29,…