Case Name: Christopher THOMAS, Appellant, v. BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee for the Certificate Holders Cwabs, Inc., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2009-03-04
Citations: 7 So. 3d 574
Docket Number: No. 1D07-1812
Parties: Christopher THOMAS, Appellant, v. BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee for the Certificate Holders Cwabs, Inc., Appellee.
Judges: HAWKES, C.J., WOLF and KAHN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 7
Pages: 574–574

Head Matter:
Christopher THOMAS, Appellant, v. BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee for the Certificate Holders Cwabs, Inc., Appellee.
No. 1D07-1812.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 4, 2009.
Appellant Christopher Thomas, pro se.
Cindy Runyan of Florida Default Law Group, PL, Tampa, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant Christopher Thomas seeks review of a final summary judgment of mortgage foreclosure, arguing that he was denied sufficient service of process in the proceeding below. Because appellant filed a responsive pleading without challenging the sufficiency of service or the court's exercise of personal jurisdiction over him at the "first opportunity," he waived any defense regarding a defect in service. Re-Employment Servs., Ltd. v. Nat'l Loan Acquisitions Co., 969 So.2d 467, 470 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007); De Ardila v. Chase Manhattan Mortg. Corp., 826 So.2d 419, 420 n. 2 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002) (mortgagor waived argument alleging insufficiency of service of process of foreclosure action by filing pleadings without challenging service); accord Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.140(b), (h).
The summary judgment for appellee is AFFIRMED.
HAWKES, C.J., WOLF and KAHN, JJ., concur.