Opinion
No. 1D02-0502.
April 16, 2002.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. L. Ralph Smith, Judge.
Robert M. Brochin and Richard A. Burt of Morgan, Lewis Bockius, Miami, for Appellant.
Fred M. Johnson of Fuller, Johnson Farrell, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
Having considered the appellant's response to the February 20, 2002 order to show cause, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The order below is a nonfinal, nonappealable order granting a motion for summary judgment without entering judgment. See Benton v. Moore, 655 So.2d 1272 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995); Dixon v. Allstate Ins. Co., 609 So.2d 71 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992). Because no exceptional circumstances exist to warrant delaying dismissal of this appeal to allow additional time to obtain a final order, appellant's motion, filed March 4, 2002, is denied. See Benton, 655 So.2d at 1273.
BARFIELD, WOLF and DAVIS, JJ., concur.