Azran Miami 2, LLC v. US Bank Trust, N.A. (consolidated order imposing sanctions on Bruce Jacobs, Esq.)
In a consolidated order arising from four sets of foreclosure-related appeals and original proceedings, the Third DCA found that attorney Bruce Jacobs failed to show good cause in response to orders to show cause and had repeatedly violated Rule 4-8.2(a), Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, and Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.410(a). The court referred each matter to the Florida Bar for disciplinary proceedings and awarded each opposing party attorney's fees up to $5,000 per proceeding (up to $35,000 total), with the amounts to be fixed on remand by the respective trial courts, holding Jacobs and his firm jointly and severally liable.
Key facts
- Azran Miami 2, LLC and U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. were parties to four consolidated foreclosure-related appeals and original proceedings before the Third District Court of Appeal.
- Attorney Bruce Jacobs filed rehearing and en banc rehearing motions that relied on vacated or quashed orders, raised issues not previously presented, and attached voluminous unindexed appendices containing materials outside the record.
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Why it matters
This consolidated sanctions order is a stark reminder that appellate motion practice — particularly rehearing and en banc motions — is policed under Rules 9.330, 9.331, 9.220(c) and 9.410(a), and that record-extraneous… — full analysis with a trial
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