Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2007

Creasy v. Estate of Mabie

Creasy v. Estate of Mabie
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided June 21, 2007 · Hawkes, Lewis, Nortwick
958 So. 2d 1111; 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 9570; 2007 WL 1773197 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Creasy v. Estate of Mabie

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Upon consideration of the appellant’s response to the Court’s order of March 26, 2007, the Court has determined that the order on appeal is not an appealable order. Specifically, although it was captioned as a motion to vacate the lower tribunal’s September 5, 2006, orders striking claims against the estate, the appellant’s motion to vacate was in the nature of a motion for rehearing challenging the lower tribunal’s legal ruling. Therefore, the Court concludes that the motion, which was filed on *1112December 18, 2006, was an untimely motion for rehearing. Consequently, the appeal is untimely with respect to the underlying orders striking the claims. Fla. R.App. P. 9.110; 9.020(h). Furthermore, the order denying the motion to vacate is not itself an independently appealable order. Fla. R.App. P. 9.130(a)(4). Based on the foregoing, the appeal is hereby dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

VAN NORTWICK, LEWIS, and HAWKES, JJ., concur.

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