257 SO3D 1175 - Walker v. State

      Third District Court of Appeal
                              State of Florida

                        Opinion filed October 31, 2018.
        Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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                              No. 3D18-1996
                         Lower Tribunal No. 18-8225
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                           Anthony S. Walker,
                                   Appellant,

                                       vs.

                       Gregg Stephen Tekerman,
                                   Appellee.



      An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Jose M.
Rodriguez, Judge.

     Gary Barcus (Pembroke Pines), for appellant.

     MKRS, LAW P.L., and Sergio R. Casiano, Jr., for appellee.


Before SUAREZ, EMAS and FERNANDEZ, JJ.

     PER CURIAM.
      Upon consideration, we grant appellee’s motion and dismiss this appeal for

lack of jurisdiction, as the trial court’s order denying appellant’s motion to dismiss

for failure to state a cause of action is a nonfinal, nonappealable order. See Fla. R.

App. P. 9.130(a)(3); Gomez v. S & I Props., LLC,

220 So. 3d 539

 (Fla. 3d DCA

2017); Eagle Arts Acad., Inc. v. Tri-City Elec. Co.,

211 So. 3d 1083

 (Fla. 3d DCA

2017); Fineman v. Greenberg,

575 So. 2d 1310

 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991).

      Alternatively, appellant requests that we treat this as a petition for writ of

certiorari. Certiorari is ordinarily unavailable to review an order denying a motion

to dismiss. See Lantana Ins., Ltd. v. Thornton,

118 So. 3d 250, 251

 (Fla. 3d DCA

2013) and cases cited; Cuneo v. Conseco Servs., LLC,

899 So. 2d 1139

 (Fla. 3d

DCA 2005); Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. v. Sinclair,

808 So. 2d 231, 232

 (Fla.

3d DCA 2001) (holding: “The mere expense and inconvenience of litigation does

not constitute harm sufficient to permit certiorari review, even if the order departs

from the essential requirements of the law”). Further, the petition filed in the

instant case fails to establish the prerequisite to invoking this court’s certiorari

jurisdiction—an irreparable harm that cannot be corrected on postjudgment appeal.

See Bd. of Trs. Of Internal Improvement Fund v. Am. Educ. Enters.,

99 So. 3d 450, 454-55

 (Fla. 2012). We are therefore without jurisdiction to consider this on

certiorari review.

      Appeal dismissed.



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