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TONY SIEGLER vs EMPIRE DAWN, LLC AND DOUGLAS SMEJKAL
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
TONY SIEGLER,
Appellant,
v. Case No. 5D21-1920 LT Case No. 2019-CA-058909
EMPIRE DAWN, LLC AND DOUGLAS SMEJKAL,
Appellees. ________________________________/
Opinion filed April 8, 2022 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County, Curt Jacobus, Judge.
Nicholas A. Vidoni, of Vidoni Law PLLC, Cocoa, for Appellant.
Dwight J. Rhodeback and Warren W. Dill, of Dill, Evans & Rhodeback, Sebastian, for Appellee, Empire Dawn, LLC.
No Appearance for Other Appellee.
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See In re Amends. to Fla. Rule of Civ. Proc. 1.510, 317 So. 3d 72, 75, 77 (Fla. 2021) (providing that “new rule” 1.510 takes effect on May 1, 2021, and governs the adjudication of any summary judgment motion decided on or after that date, with the correct test to be applied by the trial courts in determining if there exists a genuine factual dispute being “whether ‘the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party’”); Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.510(c)(5) (stating that “[a]t least 20 days before the time fixed for the [summary judgment] hearing, the nonmovant must serve a response [to the motion for summary judgment] that includes the nonmovant’s supporting factual position as provided in subdivision (1) above”); Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.510(e)(2)–(3) (providing that if a party fails to properly address another party’s assertion of fact as required by rule 1.510(c), the court may “consider the fact undisputed for purposes of the motion” or may “grant summary judgment if the motion and supporting materials— including the facts considered undisputed—show that the movant is entitled to it”); Boudot v. Boudot, 925 So. 2d 409, 416 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006) (“[C]ourts generally do not find excusable neglect based on the attorney’s misunderstanding or ignorance of the . . . rules of procedure.”). LAMBERT, C.J., COHEN and EDWARDS, JJ., concur.