Joe Thompson A/K/A Joe L. Thompson v. American Express National Bank

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedAugust 1, 2025
Docket5D2024-3496
StatusPublished

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Joe Thompson A/K/A Joe L. Thompson v. American Express National Bank, (Fla. Ct. App. 2025).

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Case No. 5D2024-3496 LT Case No. 05-2024-SC-35757 _____________________________

JOE THOMPSON A/K/A JOE L. THOMPSON,

Appellant,

v.

AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK,

Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the County Court for Brevard County. Kenneth Friedland, Judge.

Joe L. Thompson, Merritt Island, pro se.

No Appearance for Appellee.

August 1, 2025

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Ciotti v. Hubsch, 302 So. 3d 497, 499 (Fla. 5th DCA 2020) (“The effect of a default, such as the one entered against [the defendant] in this case, is that a defendant admits to all well- pleaded allegations of a complaint, including a plaintiff’s entitlement to liquidated damages.” (citing Bowman v. Kingsland Dev., Inc., 432 So. 2d 660, 662 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983))); Sarasota Est. & Jewelry Buyers, Inc. v. Joseph Gad, Inc., 25 So. 3d 619, 621 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009) (recognizing that a trial court may award liquidated damages without notice to the defaulted defendant).

WALLIS, LAMBERT, and BOATWRIGHT, JJ., concur.

_____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

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Related

Sarasota Estate & Jewelry Buyers, Inc. v. Joseph Gad, Inc.
25 So. 3d 619 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2009)
Bowman v. Kingsland Development, Inc.
432 So. 2d 660 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, 1983)

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