Case Name: Domenic FRANCHI, Appellant, v. Myron SHAPIRO, et al., Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-06-04
Citations: 694 So. 2d 164
Docket Number: No. 96-1635
Parties: Domenic FRANCHI, Appellant, v. Myron SHAPIRO, et al., Appellees.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and COPE, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 694
Pages: 164–164

Head Matter:
Domenic FRANCHI, Appellant, v. Myron SHAPIRO, et al., Appellees.
No. 96-1635.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 4, 1997.
Andrew C. Barnard, Miami, for appellant.
Herzfeld & Rubin and Jeffrey M. Bell, Miami, for appellees.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and COPE, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Pursuant to our mandate in Franchi v. Shapiro, 650 So.2d 161 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995), a successor judge held an evidentiary hearing at which defendant-appellant Domenic Franchi was given an opportunity to explain his actions. Ultimately, the lower court entered the order appealed which, once again, struck Franchi's pleadings and entered a default against him.
We reverse, as the record does not support the trial court's conclusion that Franchi wil-fully and deliberately deceived the court into believing he was too ill to testify or travel to Dade County. See, e.g., K & K World Enter., Inc. v. Union Spol, S.R.O., 692 So.2d 1000 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997).
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.
. The relevant facts of this case are fully laid out in that opinion.