Legal Opinion
Department of Corrections v. Ratliff
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 15, 1989No. 89-01006PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTENBERND, Judge.
The Department of Corrections appeals a nonfinal order granting rehearing from an earlier order dismissing one count of a multi-count complaint. The Department believes the order on rehearing is appeal-able as an order entered on a motion for relief from a final judgment. Fla.R.App.P. 9.130(a)(5). We dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the order of dismissal is not a final judgment but only a nonfinal, nonappealable order. Thus, the appealed order is not an order entered pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540.
In June 1987, Ms. Ratliff filed a…
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