Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of July 7 - 11, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Heid v. Rutkoski - § 1983, qualified immunity
Nalco v. Bonday - arbitration, vacatur
Sunshine State v. US CIS - immigration, EB-5, annual fee, retroactivity
AST v. Delclaux - federal question jurisdiction, breach of contract, federal issue
Benshot v. 2 Monkey Trading - bankruptcy
ECB v. Savencia Cheese - personal jurisdiction; pleading sufficiency, Twombly
Patel v. Patel - bankruptcy

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Jones v. State - capital case, direct appeal
Wolf v. State - capital case, direct appeal
Steak N Shake v. Ramos - FRCA, exhaustion of remedies, FCHR claims
In re Fla R Crim P - amended rule

First Dstrict Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Ramcald v. State - probation revocation, competent substantial evidence
Young v. State - murder, opening statement, evidence
Zargari v. Zargari - marital dissolution, alimony, equitable distribution
State v. Reddick - search and seizure, child pornography
Scott v. State - murder, evidence
Ribbing v. State - burglary, value testimony
ADN Global v. DOR - tax assessment, notice of decision, receipt, evidentiary hearing
Dale v. DCF - habeas corpus

Second Distric Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

 

Lassen v. Dolphin Tower CA - condo declaration, asbestos abatement
Carpenter v. BVK-Muirfield Village - nonbinding arbitration, attorney’s fees
Alonso v. State - sentencing
Reeves v. State - sentencing
Clark v. State - trial court jurisdiction during appeal
Hillsborough v. GL Acq - second-tier certiorari, rezoning
Hall v. Yohos Auto - treating appeal as prohibition petition

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Avila v. Biscayne 21 - termination of condominium, voting rights, certified question
Capote v. SCI Funeral Servs - dismissal, class representative, attorney’s fees
ACF IV v. FDI Cap - security, loan participation agreement
Kritzman v. Kritzman - order to show cause, appellate jurisdiction
De Soleil v. Perrin - condominium common elements, declaration
T & G Locksmith v. Granada - voluntary dismissal, prevailing party attorney’s fees
Roblero v. Velasquez - recommended order, preservation
Gomes v. Maniglia - punitive damages, no proposed amended complaint
Estache v. State  - postconviction relief
Rodriguez v. Gonzalez - parenting plan, modification
Fuller v. City of Mia - removal of commissioner, standing

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Perkins v. State - competency, nunc pro tunc
Boatwright v. State - severance
Aponte v. Wal-Mart - exclusion, Binger
Loren v. Once Upon A Time - attorney argument, prejudice
PWBC v. Palm Vista - judgment on the pleadings, amendment
Burgess v. State - closing argument
Flaim v. Flaim - marital settlement agreement
Moise v. State - sentencing

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Woodlief v. Woodlief - dissolution, durational alimony, life insurance  
Mason v. State - sentence, investigative costs
Gilberts v. Manderino-Gilberts - child support, modification
Urban Air v. Hinton - arbitration, compel
Kelly v. Kelly - alimony, contempt
Dorian Roberts Trust v. FIGA - insurance, pre-suit notice, specificity

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

JEJ v. SAB - child support calculation
Leal v. Nuff Said Holdings - summary disposition
Rivera v. State - sentencing, admissibility of evidence
DRM v. State - scrivener’s error


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