Case Name: Gabriel CRISTANCHO, Maria Cristancho, Santo Mazzei, Maria Mazzei, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, Appellants, v. VILLAGE HOMES IN BONAVENTURE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida corporation not-for-profit, Gale Venture Corp., a Florida corporation, Bon West Inc., a Florida corporation d/b/a Village Homes in Bonaventure, a Florida joint venture, Robert J. Gale, Henry E. Marks, Eric D. Isenbergh, Arnold H. Gottfried, Stan Fried, Shirley Reeves, Ron Grossman, and Joe Heffernan, jointly and severally, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-06-05
Citations: 580 So. 2d 658
Docket Number: No. 90-1837
Parties: Gabriel CRISTANCHO, Maria Cristancho, Santo Mazzei, Maria Mazzei, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, Appellants, v. VILLAGE HOMES IN BONAVENTURE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida corporation not-for-profit, Gale Venture Corp., a Florida corporation, Bon West Inc., a Florida corporation d/b/a Village Homes in Bonaventure, a Florida joint venture, Robert J. Gale, Henry E. Marks, Eric D. Isenbergh, Arnold H. Gottfried, Stan Fried, Shirley Reeves, Ron Grossman, and Joe Heffernan, jointly and severally, Appellees.
Judges: ANSTEAD and WARNER, JJ„ concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 580
Pages: 658–659

Head Matter:
Gabriel CRISTANCHO, Maria Cristancho, Santo Mazzei, Maria Mazzei, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, Appellants, v. VILLAGE HOMES IN BONAVENTURE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida corporation not-for-profit, Gale Venture Corp., a Florida corporation, Bon West Inc., a Florida corporation d/b/a Village Homes in Bonaventure, a Florida joint venture, Robert J. Gale, Henry E. Marks, Eric D. Isenbergh, Arnold H. Gottfried, Stan Fried, Shirley Reeves, Ron Grossman, and Joe Heffernan, jointly and severally, Appellees.
No. 90-1837.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 5, 1991.
Jules E. Mazzarantani of Wurtenberger & Schottenfeld, P.A., Plantation, for appellants.
Shelley H. Leinicke of Wicker, Smith, Blomqvist, Tutan, O’Hara, McCoy, Graham & Lane, Fort Lauderdale, for appellees— Village Homes in Bonaventure, Homeowners Ass’n, Inc., Robert J. Gale, Henry E. Marks, Eric D. Isenbergh, Arnold H. Gottfried, Stan Fried, Shirley Reeves, Ron Grossman, and Joe Heffernan.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the order dismissing this case under rule 1.420(e) for failure to pros ecute. We conclude that plaintiffs' notice of deposition and request to produce, filed six days before the lapse of one year, precluded such a dismissal because these discovery requests constitute "activity by filing of pleadings or otherwise" within the meaning of rule 1.420(e).
REVERSED.
ANSTEAD and WARNER, JJ" concur.
FARMER, J., concurs specially with opinion.