Mkt. Traders Inst., Inc. v. Kent

Full title: MARKET TRADERS INSTITUTE, INC., Appellant, v. KEVIN KENT, Appellee.

Court: DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT

Date published: Aug 5, 2020

300 So. 3d 377 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2020)

Opinion

No. 4D19-3719

08-05-2020

MARKET TRADERS INSTITUTE, INC., Appellant, v. Kevin KENT, Appellee.

Courtney M. Keller, I. William Spivey, II, and Colin S. Baker of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Orlando, for appellant. Jonathan B. Butler of Ciklin Lubitz, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Courtney M. Keller, I. William Spivey, II, and Colin S. Baker of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Orlando, for appellant.

Jonathan B. Butler of Ciklin Lubitz, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Per Curiam.

We reverse an order denying a motion to transfer venue and remand for an evidentiary hearing on the venue issue. On remand, the circuit court shall permit discovery only on the venue issue, until that issue is decided after the evidentiary hearing. See Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc. v. Nat'l Bank of Melbourne & Tr. Co. , 238 So. 2d 665 (Fla. 4th DCA 1970) ; Carnival Corp. v. Garcia , 237 So. 3d 1110 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018).

Warner, Gross and Damoorgian, JJ., concur.