CHRISTINE SCHULTE
v.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
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A defendant does not waive a personal jurisdictional challenge by merely participating in a lawsuit without requesting affirmative relief.
[1] A motion to quash service of process should be granted when the trial court makes a factual finding that the defendant was not properly served.
[2] A defendant does not waive a personal jurisdictional challenge by participating in a lawsuit if their participation does not amount to a request for affirmative relief.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“affirmative relief is relief for which a defendant might maintain an action independently of plaintiff's claim and on which he might proceed to recovery, although plaintiff abandoned his cause of action or failed to establish it”
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Christine Schulte was sued by The Bank of New York Mellon. The trial court found that Schulte was not properly served but denied her motion to quash s…
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Non-final appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Glenn D. Kelley, Judge; L.T. Case No. 502015CA011580.
Margery E. Golant of Margery E. Golant, P.A., Boca Raton, for appellant.
No appearance for appellee. PER CURIAM.
We reverse an order denying a motion to quash service of process. The trial court made the factual finding that appellant was not properly served, but ruled that appellant had waived any personal jurisdictional challenge by her participation in the lawsuit. Nothing appellant filed in the lawsuit amounted to a request for affirmative relief. See Modway, Inc. v. OJ Com., LLC, 46 Fla. L. Weekly D2532, 2021 WL 5499826, at *2 (Fla. 4th DCA Nov. 24, 2021) (stating that “affirmative relief” is “relief for which a defendant might maintain an action independently of plaintiff’s claim and on which he might proceed to recovery, although plaintiff abandoned his cause of action or failed to establish it”) (citation omitted); accord Heineken v. Heineken, 683 So. 2d 194, 197 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). The trial court relied on Thane v. Rose Acceptance, Inc., 315 So. 3d 760 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021), but we conclude that Thane is distinguishable. Thane involved a request to reschedule, which acknowledges jurisdiction, unlike appellant’s motion in this case. Reversed.
GROSS, CIKLIN and LEVINE, JJ., concur. * * * Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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- Heineken v. Heineken, 683 So. 2d 194 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996)
- Schulte v. THE Bank of NEW York Mellon, 46 Fla. L. Weekly D2532 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022)