Case Name: Carlos DURAN, Appellant, v. Douglas LAPIN, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2007-12-12
Citations: 971 So. 2d 913
Docket Number: No. 3D07-1512
Parties: Carlos DURAN, Appellant, v. Douglas LAPIN, Appellee.
Judges: Before COPE, GREEN, and WELLS, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 971
Pages: 913–913

Head Matter:
Carlos DURAN, Appellant, v. Douglas LAPIN, Appellee.
No. 3D07-1512.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Dec. 12, 2007.
Silver & Silver, and Ira S. Silver, for appellant.
Tew Cardenas LLP, and Patrick J. Rengstl, and Jeffrey C. Schnieder and Stuart I. Grossman, Miami, for appellee.
Before COPE, GREEN, and WELLS, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the order striking the appellant's pleadings. Trial courts have discretion to strike a party's pleadings or dismiss claims for fraud on the court. See Rios v. Moore, 902 So.2d 181 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005); Storm v. Allied Universal Corp., 842 So.2d 245 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003); O'Vahey v. Miller, 644 So.2d 550 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). The record before us does not support the appellant's contention that the trial court abused its discretion in this regard.
Affirmed.