Luis Eduardo Arango Botero v. Mevalys De La Caridad Penton Labacena
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledAugust 20, 2026
Docket3D2026-0142
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed August 20, 2026.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D26-0142
Lower Tribunal No. 24-23429-FC-04
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Luis Eduardo Arango Botero,
Appellant,
vs.
Mevalys De La Caridad Penton Labacena,
Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Veronica
Diaz, Judge.
Luis Eduardo Arango Botero, in proper person.
Mevalys De La Caridad Penton Labacena, in proper person.
Before FERNANDEZ, LINDSEY and BOKOR, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See K.A. v. Sunshine Health Plans, Inc., 360 So. 3d 1247,
1247 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023) (“Appellant filed a timely appeal in this court. But
his (amended) initial brief fails to identify or argue how the hearing officer
committed legal error. Thus, any claim for error has been waived.” (citing
V.T. v. Liberty Dental Plan of Fla., Inc., 338 So. 3d 989, 990 (Fla. 3d DCA
2022))); Doe v. Baptist Primary Care, Inc., 177 So. 3d 669, 673 (Fla. 1st DCA
2015) (“An appellant who presents no argument as to why a trial court’s
ruling is incorrect on an issue has abandoned the issue.”).
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