McGuire v. FLORIDA LOTTERY

District Court of Appeal of Florida

McGuire v. FLORIDA LOTTERY

17 So. 3d 1276, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 14494, 2009 WL 3110153

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedSeptember 30, 2009

Docket1D09-3137

StatusPublished

Cited by6 cases

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McGuire v. FLORIDA LOTTERY, 17 So. 3d 1276, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 14494, 2009 WL 3110153 (Fla. Ct. App. 2009).

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Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Appellant George McGuire brought a civil complaint for damages against various defendants. The trial court granted motions to dismiss filed by some of the defendants, reciting that “[t]his dismissal is without prejudice. The Plaintiff may file an amended complaint on or before April 8, 2009. If no such amended complaint is filed, the case will stand dismissed *1277 as to the Defendants [who moved to dismiss].” McGuire appealed, although his notice of appeal does not appear to be timely.

We do not reach the issue of timeliness because the trial court has not issued a final or otherwise appealable order. An order which dismisses a complaint with leave to amend is not final. Eagle v. Eagle, 632 So.2d 122 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994). The provision in the order that it will become final at a future date if the complaint is not amended does not cure this defect; a separate final order must be entered. Ponton v. Gross, 576 So.2d 910 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991).

This appeal is therefore dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. All pending motions are denied as moot.

DISMISSED.

KAHN, WEBSTER, and ROBERTS, JJ., concur.

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