Bridge Golde v. Pix Realty, Lp
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledSeptember 16, 2020
Docket3D19-2271
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed September 16, 2020.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D19-2271
Lower Tribunal No. 19-0171
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Bridge Golde,
Appellant,
vs.
Pix Realty, L.P.,
Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Thomas J. Rebull,
Judge.
Bridge Golde, in proper person.
Nexterra Law, and Eric A. Jacobs, and Steven M. Liberty, for appellee.
Before LINDSEY, LOBREE, and BOKOR, JJ.
LINDSEY, J.
This appeal stems from a commercial eviction of a tenant brought under
Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes for nonpayment of rent. The County Court
entered a Final Judgment of Possession in favor of Appellee, the landlord, and
against Appellant, the tenant. Appellant took an appeal of the County Court’s final
judgment to the Circuit Appellate Division of the Circuit Court of the Eleventh
Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida. In the circuit appellate
proceeding, Appellant filed a motion styled, Motion to Strike and Objection to Late
Filing of Answer Brief. The Circuit Court entered its Order Denying the Motion (the
“Order”), which is the subject of this appeal. The Order is not a final appealable
order and does not fall into one of the categories of non-final appealable orders set
forth in Rule 9.130 of the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. As such, we dismiss
for lack of jurisdiction. 1 See Local Door Coupons Franchise, Inc. v. Mayers, 261
So. 3d 726, 728 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018) (“This Court has appellate jurisdiction to review
only those non-final trial court orders scheduled in Florida Rule of Appellate
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Under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.030(b)(2)(B), District Courts of
Appeal may review final orders of circuit courts acting in their appellate capacities.
“[A] nonfinal order entered by a circuit court in its appellate capacity is not an order
that can be appealed under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.110 or 9.130.”
Hayman v. State, 634 So. 2d 1097, 1098 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994). Moreover, “[w]hether
the courts of appeal have certiorari jurisdiction over non-final orders of the circuit
court sitting in its appellate capacity is questionable.” Martin v. Doe, 731 So. 2d
806, 806 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999). But even under our certiorari jurisdiction, dismissal
would be proper. See id. (“Although irreparable injury can occur as a result of a
non-final order of a trial court, it is difficult for us to conceive of a non-final order
of an appellate court which would cause irreparable injury.”).
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Procedure 9.130(a)(3)”); Jenne v. Maranto, 825 So. 2d 409, 413 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)
(“The enumerated categories of permissible nonfinal review stated in rule 9.130
must be limited to their plain meaning. The rule does not authorize judges to enlarge
its provisions to permit review of nonfinal orders not specified within its provisions.”
(citation omitted)).
Dismissed.
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