GRECO v. PEDERSEN

No. 90-02675.

583 So.2d 783 (1991)

Vincent James GRECO, Appellant, v. Kjell PEDERSEN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 9, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Benzing, Port Charlotte, for appellant.

Gerald W. Pierce of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., and Patrick E. Geraghty of Alderman & Geraghty, P.A., Fort Myers, for appellee.


ALTENBERND, Judge.

The plaintiff, Vincent James Greco, appeals the dismissal of his malpractice action against his former attorney, Kjell Pedersen. The action was dismissed pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.070(j) for failure to serve the initial process within 120 days. Although this administrative penalty seems severe under the facts of this case, rule 1.070(j) requires that we affirm.

The plaintiff was initially represented by Mr. Pedersen concerning...

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