HERBERT JEAN
v.
BAYVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, ET AL.

Fla. 3d DCA | 2025-12-03
No. 2025-0471
Ruiz, J., Fernandez, J., Miller, J., Lobree, J.
2025 FL 11423 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2025)

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Holding

A motion filed under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540(b) to vacate a non-final order is not authorized, and an appellate court lacks jurisdiction under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.130(a)(5) to review an order denying such a motion.


Headnotes

[1] A motion under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540(b) cannot be used to vacate a non-final order, and an appellate court lacks jurisdiction under Florida Rule of Appell…

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Key Quotes

“where a motion filed under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.540(b) sought to vacate a non-final order, the motion was not authorized, and appellate court lacked jurisdiction under Fla. R. App. P. 9.130(a)(5) to review order denying motion”

Court's citation to Denis v. Seasons Gardens Senior Residence, LLC as controlling authority for dismissal

Facts & Procedural History

Herbert Jean appealed from a non-final order from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County. Jean had filed a motion under Florida Rule of Civil Procedu…

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Opinion of the Court
Lobree

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed December 3, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D25-471 Lower Tribunal No. 19-10064-CA-01 ________________

Herbert Jean, Appellant,

vs.

Bayview Asset Management, LLC, et al., Appellees.

An Appeal from a non-final order from the Circuit Court for Miami- Dade County, Mavel Ruiz, Judge.

Herbert Jean, in proper person.

Reed Smith LLP and Daniel Alvarez Sox; Reed Smith LLP, and James N. Boudreau (Philadelphia, PA), for appellees.

Before FERNANDEZ, MILLER and LOBREE, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Dismissed. See Denis v. Seasons Gardens Senior Residence, LLC,

Footnotes
2 402 So. 3d 1144, 1147 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025) (where a motion filed under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.540(b) sought to vacate a non-final order, the motion was not authorized, and appellate court lacked jurisdiction under Fla. R. App. P. 9.130(a)(5) to review order denying motion).

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