TRIAL COURT ABUSED DISCRETION IN GRANTING RULE 1.540(b) MOTION TO VACATE DEFAULT JUDGMENT--MOVANT FAILED TO ESTABLISH ALL THREE PRE-REQUISITES: EXCUSABLE NEGLECT, DUE DILIGENCE, OR MERITORIOUS DEFENSE. Rodriguez v. Falcones, 45 Fla. L Weekly D2689 (Fla. 3rd DCA December 2, 2020): The…

ONCE A DEFENDANT FILES “ANY PAPER” THE RULE REQUIRES SERVICE OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DEFAULT AND REQUIRES THE COURT AND NOT THE CLERK TO ENTER A DEFAULT.  Lannquist v. Munyon, 45 Fla. L Weekly D2641 (Fla. 4th DCA November 25, 2020).…