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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed October 22, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D26-0502 Lower Tribunal No. 19-10064-CA-01 ________________ Herbert Jean, Appellant, vs. Bayview Asset Management LLC, et al., Appellees. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Mavel Ruiz, Judge. Herbert Jean, in proper person. Reed Smith LLP, and Daniel Alvarez Sox, for appellees. Before MILLER, LOBREE and GOODEN, JJ. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Jean v. Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, 352 So. 3d 908, 909 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022); Fla. Dep’t of Transp. v. Juliano, 801 So. 2d 101, 106 (Fla. 2001) (“Under the law of the case doctrine, a trial court is bound to follow prior rulings of the appellate court as long as the facts on which such decision are based continue to be the facts of the case.”); § 682.12, Fla. Stat. (2024) (“After a party to an arbitration proceeding receives notice of an award, the party may make a motion to the court for an order confirming the award at which time the court shall issue a confirming order unless the award is modified or corrected pursuant to s. 682.10 or s. 682.14 or is vacated pursuant to s. 682.13.”); Martinez v. Ring-Cent., Inc., 392 So. 3d 569, 572 (Fla. 4th DCA 2024) (“The language of section 682.12 is mandatory—the court must confirm the arbitration award unless a motion to vacate or modify has been filed within ninety days of delivery of the award.” (quoting SEIU Fla. Pub. Servs. Union, CTW, CLC (FPSU) v. City of Boynton Beach, 89 So. 3d 960, 961 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012))); Cleveland v. Crown Fin., LLC, 212 So. 3d 1065, 1069 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017) (“Relief from judgment based on newly discovered evidence claim should be seldom granted and only when the party seeking relief has exercised due diligence.” (quoting Hooks v. Quaintance, 71 So. 3d 908, 911 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011))). 2