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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 color=navy
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I got a bad ruling this afternoon and I
was wondering if any of you know of some awesome caselaw that is on point off
the top of your head…here’s the facts:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Plaintiff filed Claim of Lien on May 28, 2009,
alleging the last work was done on March 4, 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Plaintiff filed an Amended Claim of Lien
on April 7, 2010, alleging the last work was done on March 2, 2010, but
specifically stating that it was being filed to amend the claim of lien from
’09.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Plaintiff filed suit to foreclose the
Amended Claim of Lien on March 30, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We filed a Motion to Dismiss for the
Defendant, stating that the Amended Claim of Lien was way too late, pursuant to
§713.08(4)(b) and the case of <u>Hayutin v. Cochran Const. Co., Inc</u>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The Judge denied the Motion to Dismiss
stating that since the Plaintiff was amending the last date of work performed,
and since the amended claim of lien was filed within 90 days of that new date,
then it was timely. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This seems to completely gut the statute
and goes against the whole “strictly construed creature of statute”
claim of lien law that I had learned. Am I crazy and the Judge is right or is
she off base and I should be filing a Motion for Rehearing as soon as I can?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks in advance for all your help, all
you wonderful brilliant people!<i><span style='font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Krista
L. Brindle, Esq.</span></font></b><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Andrew
S. Epstein, P.A.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
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McGregor Boulevard</span></font></b></st1:address></st1:Street></u3:address></u3:Street></u1:ADDRESS></u1:STREET><b><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:CITY u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Fort Myers</span></font></b></st1:City></st1:place><b><font
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color:navy;font-weight:bold'></u1:CITY>, <u1:STATE u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Florida</u1:STATE></st1:State>
<u1:POSTALCODE u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">33901</u1:POSTALCODE></st1:PostalCode><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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