Roman Pino v. the Bank of New York

Summary

The Court held that Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.350 does not require dismissal when parties settle after discretionary jurisdiction has been accepted and the petitioner has filed an initial merits brief. Because the certified question involved a matter of great public importance with implications for mortgage foreclosure proceedings and beyond, the Court exercised its discretion to retain jurisdiction and denied the parties' stipulated dismissal. CANADY, C.J., dissenting, would have treated the stipulation as dispositive and required dismissal before the case was fully briefed.