Case Name: George Riley MERCER, Jr., Appellant, v. Catherine Stamatacos MERCER, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2012-09-05
Citations: 96 So. 3d 1094
Docket Number: No. 4D11-1656
Parties: George Riley MERCER, Jr., Appellant, v. Catherine Stamatacos MERCER, Appellee.
Judges: WARNER, DAMOORGIAN and CONNER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 96
Pages: 1094–1095

Head Matter:
George Riley MERCER, Jr., Appellant, v. Catherine Stamatacos MERCER, Appellee.
No. 4D11-1656.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Sept. 5, 2012.
James R. Quick and Jaime A. Quick of Quick Law Firm, P.A., Jupiter, and Gary A. Woodfield and Susan B. Yoffee of Haile, Shaw & Pfaffenberger, North Palm Beach, for appellant.
Matthew S. Nugent and Adam M. Zbo-rowski of Nugent Zborowski & Bruce, North Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Ries v. Ries, 984 So.2d 612, 613 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). As to appellant's claim that the court adopted the wife's final judgment without providing him with service of the proposed final judgment, appellant's pleadings were stricken for failure to provide discovery, and he was sanctioned and excluded from the courtroom for obstructive behavior. We conclude that Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.080(c) applies. That rule provides that "[n]o service need be made on parties against whom a default has been entered.... "
WARNER, DAMOORGIAN and CONNER, JJ., concur.