Case Name: Gloria TORRES, Appellant, v. Elizabeth GOMEZ, Alice Cassidy Dowall, et al., Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-11-20
Citations: 683 So. 2d 190
Docket Number: No. 96-352
Parties: Gloria TORRES, Appellant, v. Elizabeth GOMEZ, Alice Cassidy Dowall, et al., Appellees.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GERSTEN and SHEVIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 683
Pages: 190–191

Head Matter:
Gloria TORRES, Appellant, v. Elizabeth GOMEZ, Alice Cassidy Dowall, et al., Appellees.
No. 96-352.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Nov. 20, 1996.
Nashid Sabir, Miami, for appellant.
Elizabeth Gomez and Alice Cassidy Do-wall, in proper person.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GERSTEN and SHEVIN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant, Gloria Torres, appeals dismissal of her action for failure to prosecute pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.420(e). We reverse.
Non-record activity may, in some cases, constitute good cause to prevent dismissal for failure to prosecute. Barnes v. Ross, 386 So.2d 812 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980). However, there must be a finding of good cause before dismissal is appropriate. American E. Corp. v. Henry Blanton, Inc., 382 So.2d 863 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980). Thus, we reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether good cause exists to defeat dismissal of this action. See Lakeside Regent, Inc. v. Cohen, Scherer & Cohn, P.A., 642 So.2d 148 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994); Bruns v. Jones, 481 So.2d 544 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986).
Reversed and remanded with instructions.