Hopewell, LLC v. Alarion Bank

The appellants seek review of a nonfinal “Order Denying Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Complaint and Setting Case Management Conference,” entered on October 27, 2011. The appellants argue the order is immediately appealable pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.130(a)(3)(C)(iv) because it necessarily determined their entitlement to arbitration. However, the order on appeal does not determine the appellants’ entitlement to arbitration and the Court lacks jurisdiction to review the order at this time.

The Court’s jurisdiction turns on whether the order on appeal determined the…