Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of April 4 - 8, 2022

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

US v. Sanchez - sentencing, motion to suppress
McNamara v. GEICO - insurance, bad faith
CFPB v. Ocwen - consent judgment
Pingora v. Scarver - defective deeds, Ga law
Ingram v. Kubik - qualified immunity, ADA

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Valentine v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
In re Fla Fam L R Pro - rule amendment

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Huggins v. Siegel - second rehearing motion, disrespectful motion
Davis v. State - sentencing
Physicians Med Cntrs v. Allstate - PIP, unreasonable expenses
Reese v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Oyebanji v. Collier - child support, imputed income
Casey v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Fudge v. State - ineffective assistance, appellate counsel
Wright v. DOH - pharmacy license, emergency suspension
Hall v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Nixon v. State - sexual battery, instructions

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

AR v. DCF - dependency, best interests, due process
Centrella v. Bank of NY - foreclosure, bankruptcy
Thomas v. Thomas - temporary injunction, bond
Larson v. FC Oyster Harbor - certiorari, discovery, in camera inspection
Creller v. State - search and seizure
Greeley v. Walmart - affidavit, sham, inconsistent testimony
MM v. State - Zoom hearing, delinquency proceeding
White v. State - Faretta hearing

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Swift v. State - Faretta hearing
State Farm v. All X-Ray - insurance, PIP, Daubert
Tucker v. Ebadian - derivative claim, special litigation committee
United Auto v. Millennium Radiology - collateral estoppel
Perez v. Reitman - intervention
Smith v. State - sentencing
Polo v. Hernandez - magistrate report, exceptions, hearing

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Ocwen Loan Serv v. Bishop - escrow waiver, leave to amend
MS v. State - unwarranted pat-down
Shaw v. Shaw - temporary child support, alimony
PTIC v. Slavin - insurance, appraisal, appellate jurisdiction

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Hunt v. State - Anders appeal, oral sentence
Alchin v. Barton - summary judgment, res judicata
Ghazzawieh v. Iglesias - attorney's fees, proposal for settlement
BMW v. Henry - contingency multiplier, Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
Lanford v. Phemister - homestead sale proceeds
Orlando Bar Grp v. DeSantis - COVID-19 orders, inverse condemnation
Butler v. Brown - injunction, dock lighting
Publix v. Molina - certiorari, discovery
Siegler v. Empire Dawn - summary judgment, new standard
Figueroa v. Kossiver - modification, parental responsibilities, time-sharing
Black v. State - postconviction relief
Fusco v. State - Anders appeal, scrivener's error
Pierre v. State - Anders appeal, scrivener's error
Justice Admin Comm'n v. Wilson - certiorari, attorney's fees
Barnes v. State - Spencer bar, pro se

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