Having considered the appellant’s response to this Court’s order, dated February 12, 2002, the appeal is hereby dismissed as premature because the order below, dated October 19, 2001, merely granted a motion to dismiss. See Benton v. Moore, 655 So.2d 1272 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995); Johnson v. First City Bank of Gainesville, 491 So.2d 1217 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986).
ALLEN, C.J., KAHN and WEBSTER, JJ’., concur.