Santiago v. Sunset Core Investments, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, Judge.
Benito Santiago appeals a final judgment awarding sanctions against him and in favor of Sunset Cove Investments. Santiago raises six issues relating to the award of sanctions. However, we find merit only in one: that the trial court’s inclusion of appellate attorneys’ fees in the sanctions was erroneous because Sunset Cove never moved for attorneys’ fees in this court. He also challenges the underlying 2005 order finding him in contempt, but we conclude that his challenge is barred by the-law of the case doctrine. Sunset Cove has moved for appellate attorneys’ fees pursuant to…
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