BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CWALT 2006 OA12 2006 OA12 v. ABADIA (2020)

The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWALT 2006-OA12 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OA12 (“Trustee”), petitions for a writ of certiorari seeking to quash the trial court's October 1, 2020 “Order Denying Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee's Motion to Dismiss Counterclaim” and remand for dismissal of Respondent Melida Abadia's (“Borrower”), counterclaim below.

Based upon the record before us, the trial court's denial of the motion to dismiss on litigation privilege grounds constitutes irreparable harm as a matter of law. DelMonico v. Traynor, 116 So. 3d 1205, 1212 (Fla. 2013); AGM Invs., LLC v. Bus. Law Grp., P.A., 219 So. 3d 920, 924 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017); see Levin, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, P.A. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 639 So. 2d 606, 608 (Fla. 1994); James v. Leigh, 145 So. 3d 1006 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014); O'Malley v. St. Thomas Univ., Inc., 599 So. 2d 999 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992). We therefore grant the petition for certiorari, quash the order under review, and remand for dismissal of the Borrower's counterclaim.

Petition for certiorari granted, order quashed, and cause remanded.

PER CURIAM.