Shawnee Hornbuckle v. Aslan Aslani and Aleta Styers
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJanuary 19, 2022
Docket1D20-2964
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D20-2964
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SHAWNEE HORNBUCKLE,
Appellant,
v.
ASLAN ASLANI and ALETA
STYERS,
Appellees.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County.
Waddell A. Wallace, Judge.
January 19, 2022
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See CCM Condo. Ass’n, Inc. v. Petri Positive Pest
Control, Inc., No. SC19-861, 2021 WL 4096926, at *4 (Fla. Sept. 9,
2021) (approving the formula set forth in White v. Steak & Ale of
Fla., Inc., 816 So. 2d 546 (Fla. 2002), that only pre-offer costs, pre-
offer attorneys’ fees, and pre-offer prejudgment interest should be
included in the “judgment obtained” calculation under section
768.79, Florida Statutes); Nilo v. Fugate, 30 So. 3d 623, 625 (Fla.
1st DCA 2010) (“Only those costs incurred pre-demand may be
considered in determining whether the total judgment meets the
[section 768.79] statutory threshold.”); see also Bailey v. Brinson,
No. 1D21-500, 2021 WL 5353158, at *1 (Fla. 1st DCA Nov. 17,
2021).
B.L. THOMAS, MAKAR, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Brian J. Lee of Morgan & Morgan, PLLC, Jacksonville, for
Appellant.
Harris B. Brown of Harris Brown, P.A., Jacksonville; Charles W.
Hall and DeeAnn J. McLemore of Banker Lopez Gassler, P.A., St.
Petersburg, for Appellees.
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