ARANGO BOTERO v. PENTON LABACENA (2026)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Luis Eduardo ARANGO BOTERO, Appellant, v. Mevalys De La Caridad PENTON LABACENA, Appellee.

No. 3D26-0142

Decided: August 20, 2026

Before FERNANDEZ, LINDSEY and BOKOR, JJ.

Luis Eduardo Arango Botero, in proper person. Mevalys De La Caridad Penton Labacena, in proper person.

Affirmed. See K.A. v. Sunshine Health Plans, Inc., 360 So. 3d 1247, 1247 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023) (“Appellant filed a timely appeal in this court. But his (amended) initial brief fails to identify or argue how the hearing officer committed legal error. Thus, any claim for error has been waived.” (citing V.T. v. Liberty Dental Plan of Fla., Inc., 338 So. 3d 989, 990 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022))); Doe v. Baptist Primary Care, Inc., 177 So. 3d 669, 673 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) (“An appellant who presents no argument as to why a trial court's ruling is incorrect on an issue has abandoned the issue.”).

PER CURIAM.

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