Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of April 27 - May 1, 2020

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Medley v. Dish Network - FCCPA, TCPA

Knight v. Fla DOC - postconviction relief

Knox v. Roper Pump - employment, discrimination, retaliation

Jacobsen v. Fla Sec of State - elections, ballot challenge, standing

James v. Holman Correctional - postconviction relief

Miami Gardens v. Wells Fargo - Fair Housing Act, en banc vote

Grange v. Baisden - insurance coverage

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

No decisions this week

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Parsons v. Jacksonville - Human Rights Ordinance, challenges

Bank of NY v. Barber - foreclosure, defenses, notice

Walker v. Walker - alimony, findings

Rogers v. State - en banc, sentencing, certified conflict

Bryan v. Wheels - timesharing

Rhoden v. Rhoden - alimony

Harrison v. Lee Auto - FDUTPA

Harris v. State - postconviction relief

Jackson v. State - closing argument

Swander v. State - sentencing

Horn v. State - competency

Rupp v. State - appellate jurisdiction

State Farm v. Markovits - attorney's fees, fees for fees

Kotlarz v. Kotlarz - equalizing payment, collection, fees

Groelinger v. Rogers - appellate jurisdiction

MB Doral v. State - rule challenge, delegated authority, limits

Hoffman v. Hoffman - UM benefits

Williams v. State - reasonable doubt instruction

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Rivera v. State - Stand Your Ground

Street v. Street - marital assets

Bullington v. State - prior consistent statements

Williams v. CVT - surety bond, § 320.27, private action

Zuppardo v. JH Inv - appellate jurisdiction

Peret v. State - bias evidence

Duhamel v. Duhamel - charging lien

Gorman v. State - probation revocation

Schwebel v. State - postconviction relief

Elizon DB Trans Agt v. Ivy Chase - clarification, foreclosure, standing

Paskert v. Steffensmeier - stalking injunction

Helix Elec v. Power Design - personal jurisdiction

Booker v. State - ineffective assistance

Norman v. DCI Biologicals - slip and fall, constructive notice

Uppal v. Nationstar Mort - appellate jurisdiction

Greenspire Global v. Sarasota Green - personal jurisdiction

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Diaz-Silveira v. Diaz-Silveira - equitable distribution

Schminky v. State - murder of law enforcement officer, instructions

Knespler v. State - prosecutor disqualification; grand theft

Najeera v. Tropical Supermarket - summary judgment, grocery

Waldon v. Guardianship of Waldon - probate, guardian, conflict of interest

Aktan v. Gotham Coll Srvs - lack of appellate counsel, transcript

Pritchard v. Levin - fraud, duty to disclose, merger

Jackson v. State - ineffective assistance

Castro v. Mercantil - garnishment

CWelt-2008 Series v. Park Gardens - arbitration, Fla Condo Act

Small v. State - habeas corpus

CD v. State - delinquency

Zaida Plaza v. Acurio - remittitur, lack of transcript

Point Conversions v. Pfeffer & Marin - mandamus

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Klein v. Klein - probate; settlement proceeds, allocation

Ramos v. North Star - direct criminal contempt, perjury, due process

Blinston v. Palm Beach Sheriff's Office - Risk Protection Order, procedure

RB v. State - delinquency, high-risk commitment, DJJ recommendation

Buchmann v. State - sentencing

MB v. DCF - termination, parental rights

Mejia v. Mejia - spousal support, findings

Ross v. Carbone - ex parte injunction

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Pace v. Pace - dissolution, child support, alimony

Jones v. Jones - dissolution, equitable distribution

Wilkins v. State - first-degree murder

Delgado v. Morejon - child support, modification; attorney's fees

Raleigh v. Cornerstone Quarry - foreclosure, notice

Palomino v. State - Anders appeal, scrivener's error

DCF v. Campbell - certiorari, commitment

Wamsley v. State - Anders appeal, written order

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