Leal v. Benitez

MILLER J.

Upon careful review of the record, we conclude that appellant has failed to demonstrate any abuse of discretion by the lower tribunal in denying its motion for continuance of the evidentiary hearing upon its charging lien. See Stern v. Four Freedoms Nat'l Med. Servs., Co., 417 So. 2d 1085, 1086 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982) ("The granting or denying of a motion for continuance is within the discretion of the trial judge and a gross or flagrant abuse of this discretion must be demonstrated by the complaining party before this court will substitute its judgment for that of the trial judge.")…