RAPKIN, RAPKIN
v.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-04-15
No. 2026-0442
Rowe, J., M.K. Thomas, J., Nordby, J.
2026 FL 4247 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

AI-generated. These summaries, headnotes, and key points are machine-generated and may contain errors or omissions. Always verify against the full opinion text below. Not legal advice.

Synopsis

The Rapkins petitioned for a writ of certiorari against the Florida Department of Financial Services regarding an interlocutory order. The First District Court of Appeal dismissed the petition, holding that the petitioners failed to establish that the order would cause material injury that cannot be corrected on appeal.


Holding

The petitioners failed to satisfy the requirements for certiorari review because they did not establish that the interlocutory order would cause material injury that cannot be corrected on appeal. Dismissal was therefore appropriate.


Headnotes

[1] To obtain certiorari review of an interlocutory order, a petitioner must establish that the order would cause material injury that cannot be corrected on appeal.

Previewing 1 of 1 headnotes on this case. FLexlaw’s editorially structured points of law — every proposition, pinpointed — are reserved for members.

Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence

Key Quotes

“a petitioner must establish that an interlocutory order would cause material injury that cannot be corrected on appeal before a court will determine whether the challenged order departed from the essential requirements of the law”

The standard for granting certiorari review of an interlocutory order; establishes the threshold requirement that the petitioners failed to meet.

Facts & Procedural History

Jeffrey A. Rapkin and Virginia M. Rapkin sought review of an order issued by the Florida Department of Financial Services. The petitioners proceeded p…

The full statement of facts, procedural history, and disposition for this case are member content.

Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence

© FLexlaw, Inc. — AI-generated enrichments are proprietary. All rights reserved.


Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

No. 1D2026-0442

JEFFREY A. RAPKIN, ESQ., VIRGINIA M. RAPKIN,

Petitioners,

v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES,

Respondent.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari—Original Jurisdiction.

April 15, 2026

PER CURIAM.

DISMISSED. See State v. Garcia, 350 So. 3d 322, 325--326 (Fla. 2022) (explaining that a petitioner must establish that an interlocutory order would cause material injury that cannot be corrected on appeal before a court will determine whether the challenged order departed from the essential requirements of the law).

ROWE, M.K. THOMAS, and NORDBY, JJ., concur. Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

Jeffrey Rapkin, pro se, Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent.

2


Cases With Similar Vibessemantic neighbors from the corpus


Citator

Authorities Cited

Full citator, related cases, and AI research tools

Open in FLexlaw