Williams v. Susquehanna Veal Farms, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Per curiam
This appeal and cross-appeal arise from the trial court’s dismissal for failure to prosecute the case below. We affirm *421the trial court’s ruling that Appellants failed to submit any record activity for one year preceding the motion to dismiss and failed to show good cause precluding dismissal. However, we agree with the argument on cross-appeal that the entire action should have been dismissed.
The trial court reversibly erred by declining to dismiss the entire action as to all defendants. Dismissal for failure to prosecute under rule 1.420(e), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, is a remedy that…
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