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acts occurring during the course of a judicial proceeding, if those acts bear some relation to the proceeding. Edwards urged the Court to fmd that Olson v. Johnson, 961 So. 2d 356 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007), is in conflict with Wolfe, thereby allowing the Court to find that the privilege does not apply. How

A00805524 The Court thoroughly reviewed Levin, Midcllebrooks, Moves & Mitchell v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606, 608 (Fla. 1994), Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007), and Wolfe v. Foreman, 38 Fla. L. Weekly D1540 (July 17, 2013). These cases provide

privilege. Acts committed prior to the filing of the complaint may not, in some cases, enjoy the broad protection of the privilege. For example, in Olson v. Johnson, 961 So.2d 356, 360 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007), the court found that the litigation privilege did not protect the three women who allegedly fil

the board to actions in Florida, both to common-law causes of action, those initiated pursuant to a statute, or of some other origin," Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So.2d 380, 384 (Fla.2007), and reaffirmed that "ralbsolute immunity must be afforded to any act occurring

lminated from an underlying domestic violence action that was resolved in favor of the Defendant. This Steinberg case appears to be analogous to the Olson case upon which Edwards relied in his argument against Summary Judgment; an argument which was rejected by this Court. Transcript of Motion for Sum

ourt binding precedent as espoused in Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell, v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606, 608 (Fla. 1994) and Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007), as well as reviewing the application and analysis of those cases in Wolfe v. Forem

acts occurring during the course of a judicial proceeding, if those acts bear some relation to the proceeding. Edwards urged the Court to fmd that Olson v. Johnson, 96] So. 2d 356 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007), is in conflict with Wolfe, thereby allowing the Court to fmd that the privilege does not apply. Howe

FTA00617998 The Court thoroughly reviewed Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell v. US. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606, 608 (Fla. 1994), Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007), and Wolfe v. Foreman, 38 Fla. L. Weekly D1540 (July 17, 2013). These cases provide

e privilege applies to both the abuse of process claim and malicious prosecution claims made herein. 6. The Counter-Plaintiff urged the court that Olson v. Johnson, 961 So.2d 356 (FIa. 2d DCA 2007), is in conflict with Wolfe and that this conflict would allow this court to "peruse" other issues. How

s prosecution. 3. The court has reviewed Levin, Middlebrooks. Moves & Mitchell. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So.2d 606, 608 (Fla. 1994), Bchevarria, McCalla. Ravmer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 Sold 380 (Fla. 2007) and Wolfe v. Foreman 38 Fla. L. Weekly D1540 (July 17, 2013). The court finds these c

, 2013 WL 6628619 (Dec. 16, 2013) 14 Montejo v. Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc., 935 So. 2d 1266 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006) 13 ii EFTA00714922 Olson v. Johnson, 961 So. 2d 356 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007) 17, 22 Pardo v. State, 596 So. 2d 665 (Fla. 1996) 12 Procacci v. Zacco, 402 So. 2d 425 (Fla. 4t

uarantee Title & Trust, Co., 748 So. 2d 1054 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999) 13 DelMonico v. Traynor, 116 So. 3d 1205 (Fla. 2013) 2, 10, 18, 19 Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barren & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007) passim Fridovich v. Fridovich, 598 So. 2d 65 (FIa. 1992) 13, 17, 22 Graham-Ecke

ently exists with regards to the 8 issue whether the litigation privilege bars a 9 malicious prosecution claim. And 2 have cited to 10 the case Olson vs. Johnson, 961 So2d. 356, the 11 Second DCA's opinion in 2007, after both Levin and 12 Echevarria. And it holds that malicious 13 prosecution

uarantee Title & Trust, Co., 748 So. 2d 1054 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999) 13 DelMonico v. Traynor, 116 So. 3d 1205 (Fla. 2013) 2, 10, 18, 19 Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barren & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007) passim Fridovich v. Fridovich, 598 So. 2d 65 (FIa. 1992) 13, 17, 22 Graham-Ecke

udicial proceeding, a cause of action sounding in malicious prosecution may still be viable. See Fridovich v. Fridovich, 598 So. 2d 65 (Fla. 1992); Olson v. Johnson, 961 So. 2d 356 (Ha. 2d DCA 2007). Moreover, the Florida Supreme Court judiciously pointed out in Levin that "other tortious conduct du

arty to `prosecut[e] or defend[] a lawsuit without fear of having to defend their actions in a subsequent civil action for misconduct.' Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So.2d 380, 384 (Fla. 2007); see also Levin, 639 So.2d at 608 C[A]bsolute immunity must be afforded to any

judgment in an action for abuse of process on the basis of absolute immunity and on the authority of Levin). While Edwards urged the court to apply Olson v. Johnson, 961 So. 2d 356 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007), and argued that the decision in Olson was in conflict with Wolfe, the court finds Olson inapplicable

ourt binding precedent as espoused in Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell, v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606, 608 (Fla. 1994) and Echevarria, McCalla, Rayner, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007), as well as the application of those cases in Wolfe v. Foreman, 38 Fla. L. Weekly D1

action for abuse of process on the basis of absolute immunity and on the authority of Levin). While Edwards urged the court to apply the holding in Olson v. Johnson, 961 So. 2d 356 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007), and argued that the decision in Olson was in conflict with Wolfe, this Court finds Olson inapplicabl

Court binding precedent as espoused in Levin, Middlebrooks, Moves & Mitchell, v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606, 608 (Fla. 1994) and Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, 950 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2007), as well as reviewing the application and analysis of those cases in Wolfe v. Forema