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Rivera-Torres v. Fernandez

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Jun 18, 2021
320 So. 3d 996 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2021)

Opinion

Case No. 5D21-1201

06-18-2021

Janeris RIVERA-TORRES, Petitioner, v. Jose FERNANDEZ, Respondent.

Elizabeth Siano Harris, of Harris Appellate Law Office, Mims, for Petitioner. John N. Bogdanoff, of The Carlyle Appellate Law Firm, Orlando, for Respondent.


Elizabeth Siano Harris, of Harris Appellate Law Office, Mims, for Petitioner.

John N. Bogdanoff, of The Carlyle Appellate Law Firm, Orlando, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Former Wife petitions for issuance of a writ of prohibition following the denial of her motion to disqualify. Because the trial court went beyond simply finding the motion to be legally insufficient and did so in a manner which addressed the merits of the motion, we grant the relief sought.

We trust that the issuance of this opinion will obviate the need for the issuance of a formal writ.

PETITION GRANTED.

COHEN and WALLIS, JJ., concur.

EISNAUGLE, J., dissents, without opinion.


Summaries of

Rivera-Torres v. Fernandez

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Jun 18, 2021
320 So. 3d 996 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2021)
Case details for

Rivera-Torres v. Fernandez

Case Details

Full title:Janeris RIVERA-TORRES, Petitioner, v. Jose FERNANDEZ, Respondent.

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Date published: Jun 18, 2021

Citations

320 So. 3d 996 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2021)

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