Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of April 17 - 21, 2023

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Iriele v. Griffin - pleadings as nullities

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Wells v. State - capital case, direct appeal
Sanders v. State - pro se sanctions
Tundidor v. State - capital case, prohibition, judicial disqualification

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Malden v. State - search and seizure
Le Boss v. State - plea, dispositive issue, search and seizure
State v. JJ - juvenile disposition, disregarded recommendation
Stready v. FAMU - sovereign immunity, Covid-19
Okaloosa v. Moore Law Firm - appellate jurisdiction, nonfinal order
Equity Estates v. Watersound Bch CA - appellate jurisdiction, nonfinal order

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Scott v. Acuity - unjust enrichment
Robledo v. State - postconviction relief

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Saad v. Abud - sanctions, findings
Abrams v. Waserstein - dismissal, jurisdiction
Melendez v. State - official misconduct, benefit 
3003 Indian Creek v. Arias - inadequate record
Saenz v. Sanchez - parenting plan, due process, unrequested relief 
Zoberg v. Hu - venue selection 
Bland v. State - habeas corpus, jurisdiction
Sorhegui v.  Park E HOA - prohibition, disqualification

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Ibar v. State - juror interview
State Farm v. Precision Diag - policy language
Bernstein v. Bernstein - marital asset, equitable distribution
March v. State - prison release reoffender
Gordon v. Bethel - forum non conveniens
Coicou v. State - postconviction relief
Fries v. Anderson - attorney’s fees, pleading
Hollywood Park Apts v. Hollywood - back-billing, ordinance
Spanakos v. Hawk Sys - attorney’s fees, proposal for settlement
Tucker v. Tucker - dissolution, findings
School Board v. Delhomme - sovereign immunity
Edmondson v. Tri-County Elec - cash security bond, jurisdiction

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Olsen v. First Team Ford - summary judgment, disputed facts
Thompson v. State - aggravated battery, mistrial
Gonsalez v. State - postconviction relief
Carter v. State - Anders appeal, costs
Marshall v. State - Anders appeal, probation violation, specific conditions
Hefley v. Holmquist - rehearing, prohibition, timely ruling

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Security First v. Nichols -  policy language
Fulcher v. Allen - noticing hearings

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