Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of March 2 - 6, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Ragland - sentencing, circuit split
USA v. Mims - rehearing, district court jurisdiction, restitution obligations

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

In re Fla R App P - amended rule, criminal

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Humphrey v. State - sentencing
Kelly v. State - burglary, evidence
Boca View CA v. DBPR - administrative review, concession of error

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Hills Cnty Clerk v. Rangel - forfeiture, bond discharge, trial court jurisdiction
Tampa v. Liberty Hospitality - rezoning, circuit court jurisdiction
Mahic v. State - judicial disqualification
In re AL v. DCF - certiorari, child reunification
Alcantara-Mejivar v. State - sentencing
Roberts v. Roberts - domestic violence injunction
In re AS v. DCF - certiorari, visitation, due process

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Citizens v. Buergo - attorney’s fees, multiplier
Fitzgerald v. Wong - stalking, injunction
Dade Medics v. Infinity - resident relative
NH v. APD - Medicaid waiver program, eligibility
Mathieu v. Dep’t of Revenue - child support
Garcia v. Discover - newly discovered evidence, arbitration
Newman v. Cavalry - insufficient record
Torres v. A&P Air - foreclosure, construction lien, mootness 
Weiss v. Weiss - counterclaim, amendment, punitive damages
First Fla v. Semenov - dismissal as sanction, Kozel factors
Barrett v. State - habeas, ineffective assistance, untimeliness
Ferguson v. State - postconviction relief
Salgadooliva v. State - fundamental error
Lopez v. Kendall Healthcare - IIED, invasion of privacy
Izquierdo v. Universal - earth movement, existing damage, exclusions
Prieguez v. de la Portilla - city commissioner, legislative immunity

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Orgill v. State - oral ruling
Bankers v. Borew - attorney’s fees, multiplier
Darby v. State - duty to retreat
Dunston v. State - youthful offender
Sudbury v. Konsker - arbitration, ambiguous
Vyas v. Am Van Lines - personal jurisdiction

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

State v. King - suppression, search, consent, plain view
Lopez v. Latif - UCCJEA, child custody order, domestication
NCAA v. Bradley - temporary injunction, collegiate athlete eligibility, substantial evidence

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Quesada v. State - uncharged offense
Universal Prop v. Montgomery - replacement cost evidence
Davis v. State - preservation, costs
Zink v. State - sentencing
Maxey v. State - sex offender registry


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