Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of April 24 - 28, 2023

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

League Women Voters v. Fla Sec of State - election law, constitutional challenges
Barwick v. Fla Gov - capital case, § 1983, state clemency
Thompson v. Ala Sec of State - election law, constitutional challenges
Somers v. USA - habeas corpus
TocMail v. Microsoft - Lanham Act, advertising

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

In re Fla R Civ P 1.530 - amended rule
In re Fla R Traffic Ct - amended rules

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

KH v. DCF - parental rights appeal, failure to prosecute
JLE v. DCF - parental rights appeal, failure to prosecute
DL v. DCF - parental rights appeal, failure to prosecute
AH v. DCF - parental rights appeal, failure to prosecute 

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Eckerd Kids v. Devereux - foster care services, indemnification agreement
Benoit v. Hoffman - habeas corpus

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Garcia v. State - certified question, remand, sufficiency of evidence, preservation
Holguin v. Godin I - estate administration, will
Viera v. Viera - marriage dissolution, disqualification, contempt
Holguin v. Godin II - forum non conveniens
Pickett v. State - postconviction relief
Swain v. State - probation violation, dangerousness findings, preservation
MVP Plumbing v. Citizens - dismissal, assignment of benefits, estimate 
Carnevale v. Rogenia Trading - prohibition, disqualification
MYI Int’l v. Blue Ocean Mia - certiorari, overbroad discovery
Seme v. State - rehearing, sentence 
Vanegas v. State - habeas corpus, interference with custody

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Patient Depot v. Acadia - trade secret, summary judgment
Progressive v. Frazier - en banc, PIP, imaging, reimbursement rate
Heine v. FAU - COVID-19, state university, contract, sovereign immunity
State v. Blocker - Miranda, custodial arrest, accident report privilege
Ali v. State - postconviction relief

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Woodberry v. State - certified question, Miranda rights
Hudkins v. Hudkins - plenary guardian, incapacity
Fla Farm Bureau Gen Ins v. Worrell - insurance, remediation
Colon v. State - Anders appeal, costs
Mooningham v. Mooningham - parenting plan
Tyler v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Kazi v. State - Anders appeal, post-appeal activity, strike
Dungey v. State - ineffective assistance, trial
Fucci v. State - certiorari, dismissal; six-person jury, murder, minor
Woodrum v. State - concurrence; murder, postconviction relief
Newton v. Wakefield - lack of transcript, inadequate record
Goodwin v. State - habeas corpus

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Ivey v. Ivey - certiorari jurisdiction
Rojas v. State - double jeopardy

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