SANTA BARBARA V. BANCO POPULAR

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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida, July Term, A.D. 2011 Opinion filed October 5, 2011. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D11-559 Lower Tribunal No. 09-69823 ________________ Santa Barbara Townhomes of Homestead, Inc., and United Homes International, Inc., Petitioners, vs. Banco Popular North America, Respondent. On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Barbara Areces, Judge. Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, and Abbey L. Kaplan and Jamie L. Zuckerman, for petitioners. Broad and Cassel, and Gary E. Lehman; Broad and Cassel, and Beverly A. Pohl (Fort Lauderdale), for respondent. Before SHEPHERD, SUAREZ, and SALTER, JJ. PER CURIAM. Following review of the petition for writ of certiorari and the response and reply thereto, we grant the petition only with respect to the provision in paragraph 3 of the February 1, 2011, order contingently providing for the issuance ex parte of a writ of bodily attachment for Silvio Cardoso without a further hearing. The petition is denied in all other respects. 2

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