Mendez v. Blanco, 665 So. 2d 1149 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996). · Go Syfert
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At page 1150 holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the plaintiffs complaint where he “committed serious misconduct by repeatedly lying under oath during a deposition3 citing cases2 citing courts put it this way
  • Empire World Towers, LLC v. CDR Créances, S.A.S., 89 So. 3d 1034 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).published
    (holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the plaintiffs complaint where he “committed serious misconduct by repeatedly lying under oath during a deposition)
  • Papadopoulos v. Cruise Ventures Three Corp., 974 So. 2d 418 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007).published
    (affirming trial court's dismissal of the plaintiffs complaint where the plaintiff committed serious misconduct by repeatedly lying under oath)
  • Cox v. Burke, 706 So. 2d 43 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998).published
    Unfortunately, what facts constituted "such serious misconduct" in O'Vahey to require dismissal are not disclosed. [1] In Mendez v. Blanco, 665 So.2d 1149, 1150 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996), the court held that the trial court did not abuse its disc…
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Isidoro MENDEZ and Consuelo Mendez, Appellants,
v.
Jimmy BLANCO and Maria Blanco, Appellees.
95-1491.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Jan 10, 1996.
Published opinion
665 So. 2d 1149
1996 WL 7170
Schwartz, C.J., and Nesbitt and Goderich.
Cited by 10 opinions  |  Published

[*1150] Kathryn D. Yates, Key West, for appellants.

Hinshaw & Culbertson and Eric G. Belsky and Eduardo Cosio and Ronald L. Kammer, Miami, for appellees.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and GODERICH, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the plaintiffs complaint where Mr. Mendez committed serious misconduct by repeatedly lying under oath during a deposition. Accordingly, we affirm. See O'Vahey v. Miller, 644 So.2d 550 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994).