IN THE SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL IN AND FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, Appellant, Case No.: 2D11-2961 v. L.T. No.: 2010-0148-CI ATHUR TOBOADA, et. al., Appellee. / ee ON APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA APPELLEE’S ANSWER BRIEF Mark P. Stopa, Esquire FBN;: 550507 Stora Law FIRM 2202 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 200 Tampa, FL 33607 (727) 851-9551 MarkPStopa76@aol.com ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEETABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CITATIONS.. STATEMENT OF THE CASE... SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT.. ARGUMENT 1 THE LOWER COURT DID NOT ABUSE ITS DISCRETION BY DISMISSING APPELLANT’S LAWSUIT WITHOUT PREJUDICE... A. The lower court did not abuse its discretion by denying Appellant’s Motion for Extension of Time to file its Amended Complaint 71 days after the Court’s deadline. .. B The lower court’s sanction of dismissal without Prejudice was within its discretion after Appellant refused to comply with its Order...... C. Appellant cannot be heard to challenge the Order on review as it invited the dismissal... Order on review as it invited the dismissal, Il. THE LOWER COURT’S ORDER APPLIED THE CORRECT LEGAL STANDARD FOR VERIFICATION CONCLUSION.......... CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE... CERTIFICATE OF FONT COMPLIANCE...TABLE OF CITATIONS Commonwealth Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n v. Tubero, 569 So. 2d 1271 (Fla. 1990)... E & E Electric Contractors, Inc, v. Singer. aoe eectric Lontractors, Inc. v. Singer, 236 So. 2d 195 (Fla. 3d DCA 1970 +0 9-10 Flowers v. Coveney, 324 So, 2d 681 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976) ..... Gazil v. Gazil, 343 So. 2d 595 (Fla. 1977)... Hawkins v. Perry, 1 So. 2d 620 (Fla. 1941)... Jacnos v. Ward, 989 So. 2d 687 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008)... Inre. Amendments to the Fla. Rules of Civil Procedure, eee 4h So. 3d 355 le UO ee Pomc, 44 So. 3d 555 (Fla, 2010)..... Kirkland’s Stores, Inc. v. Felicett 4 931 So. 2d 1013 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006). Kozel v. Ostendorf, 629 So. 2d 817 (Fla. 1993)..... McLemore v. McLemore, 567 So, 2d 23 (Fla. Ist DCA 1990) ... Rodriguez v. Rodriguez, 640 So, 2d 133 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). Rubin v. Gordon, 165 So. 2d 824 (Fla. 3d DCA 1964). iii