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TOURON v. METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY

No. 96-1125.

690 So.2d 649 (1997)

Jose M. TOURON, Appellant, v. METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan I. Noe, North Bay Village, for appellant.

Robert A. Ginsburg, Dade County Attorney, Carol A. Anderson, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

Before COPE, GODERICH and FLETCHER, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

We find that the trial court properly granted Metropolitan-Dade County's motion to dismiss for lack of prosecution where no record activity had occurred for a period of one year. Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.420(e); Dion v. Bald, 664 So.2d 348, 349 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995) ("[A] motion to substitute new counsel is not sufficient record activity to prevent dismissal."); Appraisal Group, Inc. v. Visual Communications, Inc.,

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    William BUTTI v. Frederick ROSSI.

    Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

    December 18, 1992.


    Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

    Joseph J. Reale, Jr., Providence, for plaintiff.

    Robert S. Ciresi, North Providence, for defendant.


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    SHEA, Justice.

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