Nonfinal appeal from the Circuit Court for St. Johns County.Kenneth J. Janesk, II, Judge.
Elizabeth Collins, Palm Coast, pro se.
Scott R. Ellerin, of Fletcher & Phillips, Jacksonville, forRespondent.
April 21, 2026
PER CURIAM.
Elizabeth Collins petitions for a writ of certiorari seekingrelief from a nonfinal order denying her motion to disqualifyRespondent’s trial counsel and similar relief from a separate,contemporaneously-entered nonfinal order staying the underlyingaction.
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2Pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.040(c), wetreat Collins’s petition regarding the order denying her motion fordisqualification of Respondent’s trial counsel as an interlocutoryappeal1 and affirm without further discussion.The petition for writ of certiorari regarding the stay order isdismissed.AFFIRMED, in part; DISMISSED, in part.JAY, C.J., and LAMBERT and EDWARDS, JJ., concur._____________________________Not final until disposition of any timely andauthorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or9.331._____________________________1 We have jurisdiction under Florida Rule of AppellateProcedure 9.130(a)(3)(E), which permits appeals to the districtcourts of appeal of nonfinal orders that “grant or deny a motion todisqualify counsel.”
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