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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed October 8, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D-25-2242 Lower Tribunal No. 24-8471-CA-01 ________________ Deep Pockets, LLC, Appellant, vs. Florida Statewide Claims Consultants Corp., Appellee. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Jason Emilios Dimitris, Judge. Carlos A. Rodriguez Law PLLC, and Carlos A. Rodriguez II, and David L. DaPonte, for appellant. Gomez Law, and Eduardo Gomez, for appellee. Before LINDSEY, LOBREE and BOKOR, JJ. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Asset Mgmt. Consultants of Va., Inc. v. City of Tamarac, 913 So. 2d 1179, 1181 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) (โ€œWhile decisions on the merits are preferred, there is a point at which the opposing party is prejudiced by a tardy request for relief from admissions. We think this is such a case.โ€); Sullivan v. Sullivan, 736 So. 2d 103, 105 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999) (โ€œImposing fair and predetermined time limits does not, standing alone, deprive a party of due process of law.โ€). 2