Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of May 12 - 16, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Maron v. Fla CFO - Florida Unclaimed Property Act, taking, sovereign immunity
USA v. Solomon - sentencing, Hobbs Act
HM Fla v. Fla DBPR - obscenity, First Amendment
USA v. Spila - money laundering, conspiracy, evidence
USA v. Rivera - superseding indictment, limitations

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Fla Bar v. Mitchell - attorney discipline
Am Coastal Ins v. Patios West One CA - jurisdiction discharged
In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended rules

First Dstrict Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Santibanez v. Dixon - prisoner disciplinary challenge
Easterling v. State - murder, evidence, sentence
Baptiste v. State - sentencing
Williams v. State - sentencing

Second Distric Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Olympus Pools v. 30 Day Pools - vacating default, missing transcript
State v. Perdomo - sex offender registration
Bariana v. Tampa Gen - employment, physician noncompete

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Shands v. City of Marathon - certification, taking, dissent
Castano v. State - clergy communication privilege, family counseling
Peoples v. State - mistrial, improper comments
 Sikes v. RJ Reynolds - random jury box method, cause challenge, concurrence
Paraiso CU-1 v. PRH Paraiso - cancellation provision, interpretation
Brown v. State - BOLO, cross-examination, improper comments
4350 NW 8 Terrace v. Com Laundries - commercial lease, extension, interpretation
Shaw v. Calles - nuisance, damages, evidence
Carmonajaca v. State - cause challenge, cross-examination of victim
Kiernan v. ReviveMD305 - summary judgment, retaliation
Phanord v. Phanord - civil contempt, equitable laches
lmanzar v. Pub Health Tr - negligence, independent contractor
Johnson v. Navabi - domestic violence, permanent injunction, insufficient record

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Pescatore v. Fernandez - hearsay, preservation
Lindenberger v. State - prosecution costs
Mastriana v. Brown Bros - charitable trust, jury trial
Chimouni v. Victory Avenir - LLC dissolution
Hu v. Hua - leased premises, control
Oxyde v. State - disorderly conduct

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Bank of America v. Richemond - foreclosure; reformation, dismissal
Riddle v. State - certified conflict; costs of prosecution
Ahmed v. Mid Fla Development - summary judgment, conflicting evidence
Hicks v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Doe v. Uthmeier - certified question; abortion, minor, judicial waiver

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

SFR Servs v. DFS - attorneys’ fees, offer of judgment
Turner v. State - sentencing  


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