Rebecca B. Cope and Jerry L. Cope v. Gail Medina, J. Tom Smoot III, P.A., James Thomas Smoot, III, Members Trust Company, Fsb, and Jeanette Croley
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledMay 19, 2026
Docket6D2024-1735
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 6D2024-1735
Lower Tribunal No. 2023-CA-008549
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REBECCA B. COPE and JERRY L. COPE,
Appellants,
v.
GAIL MEDINA, J. TOM SMOOT, III, P.A., JAMES THOMAS SMOOT, III, MEMBERS
TRUST COMPANY, FSB, and JEANETTE CROLEY,
Appellees.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County.
Kyle Cohen, Judge.
May 19, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
STARGEL, WOZNIAK and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur.
Niles B. Whitten, of The Law Office of Niles B. Whitten, PLLC, Gainesville, for
Appellants.
James Thomas Smoot, III, of J. Tom Smoot, III, P.A., Fort Myers, pro se, and for
Appellee, J. Tom Smoot, III, P.A.
Dennis Lee Avery, of Avery Whigham and Winesett, Fort Myers, for Appellee,
Gail Medina.
J. Richard Caskey and Athanasios Poulakidas, of J. Richard Caskey, P.A., Tampa,
for Appellees, Members Trust Company, FSB, and Jeanette Croley.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING
AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED
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