Perez v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED LEONARDO PEREZ, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D15-1874 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, ET AL., Appellees. ________________________________/ Opinion filed June 17, 2016 Non-Final Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, John H. Adams, Judge. Leonardo Perez, Apopka, pro se. Susan B. Morrison and Lauren E. Wages, Law Office of Daniel C. Consuegra, P.L., Tampa, for Appellee, Federal National Mortgage Association. No Appearance for other Appellees. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Heilman v. Fla. Dep’t of Revenue, 727 So. 2d 958. 960 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998) ("[I]n cases involving multiple filings of removal petitions, a state court retains jurisdiction to act when the federal court subsequently denies a removal petition which is based on the same grounds as a previously denied removal petition." (citing Farm Credit Bank of St. Paul v. Rub, 481 N.W.2d 451 (N.D. 1992))). TORPY, BERGER and LAMBERT, JJ., concur. 2