CHRISTINA MARTIN, Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.

11 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 127a

Small claims — Insurance — Proposal for settlement — Applicability of Rule 1.442, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, to small claims actions

CHRISTINA MARTIN, Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. County Court, 4th Judicial Circuit in and for Duval County, Small Claims Division. Case No. 2002-9356 SP. Division I. June 2, 2003. Pauline M. Drayton-Harris, Judge. Counsel: J. Dixon Bridgers, III. D. Scott Craig.

ORDER ON MOTION TO STRIKE DEFENDANT’S PROPOSAL FOR SETTLEMENT AND MOTION TO ENLARGE TIME TO RESPOND TO PROPOSAL

This Court, having heard argument of counsel, does hereby:

ORDER AND ADJUDGE that:

1. Plaintiff’s Motion To Strike Defendant’s Proposal For Settlement is GRANTED. Prior to filing the Proposal, Defendant did not move this Court to invoke the Rules of Civil Procedure, either in whole or in part. Proposals For Settlement are not provided for in the Small Claims Rules.

2. As Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike is granted, it is unnecessary to rule on Plaintiff’s Motion to Enlarge Time To Respond To Defendant’s Proposal For Settlement.

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