REBECCA B. COPE AND JERRY L. COPE
v.
GAIL MEDINA, J. TOM SMOOT III, P.A., JAMES THOMAS SMOOT, III, MEMBERS TRUST COMPANY, FSB, AND JEANETTE CROLEY

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-05-19
No. 2024-1735
Cohen, J., Stargel, J., Wozniak, J., Kamoutsas, J.
2026 FL 5884 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

The trial court's judgment is affirmed.


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Rebecca B. Cope and Jerry L. Cope appealed a circuit court decision in Lee County involving claims against Gail Medina, J. Tom Smoot III, P.A., James …

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2024-1735 Lower Tribunal No. 2023-CA-008549

REBECCA B. COPE and JERRY L. COPE, Appellants,

v.

GAIL MEDINA, J. TOM SMOOT, III, P.A., JAMES THOMAS SMOOT, III, MEMBERS TRUST COMPANY, FSB, and JEANETTE CROLEY, Appellees.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County. Kyle Cohen, Judge.

May 19, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

STARGEL, WOZNIAK and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur.

Niles B. Whitten, of The Law Office of Niles B. Whitten, PLLC, Gainesville, for Appellants.

James Thomas Smoot, III, of J. Tom Smoot, III, P.A., Fort Myers, pro se, and for Appellee, J. Tom Smoot, III, P.A.

Dennis Lee Avery, of Avery Whigham and Winesett, Fort Myers, for Appellee, Gail Medina.

J. Richard Caskey and Athanasios Poulakidas, of J. Richard Caskey, P.A., Tampa, for Appellees, Members Trust Company, FSB, and Jeanette Croley.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING

AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED

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