Lawson v. Frank

LUCAS, Judge.

David Lawson appeals an order entered sua sponte by the circuit court that dismissed his amended complaint. Because it is clear from the procedural posture of this case and the face of the order that Mr. Lawson would not be afforded an opportunity to amend his pleading and that the court had rendered a final adjudication on the merits based upon its view of Mr. Lawson’s lack of standing, we have jurisdiction. See Eagle v. Eagle, 632 So.2d 122, 122-23 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994). We reverse the circuit court’s order for the reasons explained below.

The underlying litigation appears to…