Aurora Loan Services, LLC v. Ramirez
Aurora Loan Services, LLC v. Ramirez
120 So. 3d 1260; 2013 WL 4824246; 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 14459
(Southern Reporter, Third Series)
Aurora Loan Services, LLC v. Ramirez
Opinion of the Court
The award of $17,800 in attorney’s fees as a sanction for a discovery violation in this mortgage foreclosure case is reversed because the order does not contain the findings mandated by Kozel v. Ostendorf, 629 So.2d 817 (Fla. 1993), and the record does not support a conclusion that the discovery violation was a willful and deliberate one as required by law. See Commonwealth Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass’n v. Tubero, 569 So.2d 1271 (Fla. 1990).
Reversed and remanded.
. In light of this ruling, we do not reach any other issue on appeal.
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