819 So. 2d 1153 - Mouton v. Patch’s Empirical Analysis
2002
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cited by 1 later decisions
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states following
December 2011
most recently cited
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Relationships
Relies on 785 So. 2d 779 - Clark v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. · 526 So. 2d 859 - Middleton v. Middleton · 772 So. 2d 370 - Griffin v. Campbell
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“A. (1) An action ... is abandoned when the parties fail to take any step in its prosecution or defense in the trial court for a period of three years, ... B. Any formal discovery as authorized by this Code and served on all parties whether or not filed of record, including the taking of a deposition with or without formal notice, shall be deemed to be a step in the prosecution or defense of an action.”
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