Legal Opinion

Pratt v. Equity Bank, N.A.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 27, 2013No. 5D12-4622PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCohen, J.

Appellant, John Pratt, appeals a non-final order to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court and sanctioned for failure to comply with a court order compelling him to produce docu*315ments. This dispute arises out of Appel-lee, Equity Bank’s attempt to enforce a Kansas judgment in a Florida circuit court. Pratt concedes that the Kansas judgment is enforceable in Florida, but argues that the trial court lacked personal jurisdiction over him. For a Florida court to have personal jurisdiction, Pratt contends, Equity Bank must personally serve him with process, in accordance with…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Shaffer v. HeitnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Re-Employment Services, Ltd. v. NLACDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  3. GNLV CORP. v. FeatherstoneDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  4. Haigh v. Planning Bd. of Town of MedfieldDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  5. Fazzini v. DavisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. John Patrick v. Richard HessSupreme Court of Florida · 2017
  2. Hess v. PatrickDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  3. Capstone Bank v. WinSouth Credit UnionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  4. Hess v. PatrickDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  5. John Patrick v. Richard HessSupreme Court of Florida · 2017

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