BRAULIO LOPEZ v. ALBERTO VELASCO & AARLA

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA BRAULIO LOPEZ, Appellant, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D02-4846 ALBERTO VELASCO & AARLA, Appellees. _____________________________/ Opinion filed November 13, 2003. An appeal from an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims. Dan F. Turnbull, Judge. David C. Wiitala of Wiitala & Contole, P.A., North Palm Beach, for Appellant. Mary Frances Burnett of Eraclides, Johns, Hall, Gelman, Eikner & Johannessen, L.L.P., Fort Myers, for Appellees. PER CURIAM. In this Workers Compensation case, the claimant s counsel seeks review of an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims that, without more, informed the parties that the judge did not find reasonable and would not approve the amount of attorneys fees sought in connection with the parties lump-sum settlement and side stipulation thereto. Upon further consideration of the claimant s response to this Court s order to demonstrate why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, we conclude that the JCC s order is interlocutory and is not appealable. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.180. Appeal dismissed. ALLEN, DAVIS and BENTON, JJ., CONCUR. 2

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