Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of August 22 - 26, 2022

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Freeman v. Ala DOC - habeas, concurrence
King v. King - certified Ga law question
Richmond v. Badia - qualified immunity, dissent
Rodriguez v. BB&T - statutory repayment, limitations
Stansel v. Leucadendra 325 - judgment collection
US v. Ifediba - health care fraud
US v. Utsick - extradition, plea
Vapor Unlimited v. FDA - marketing, agency review, dissent

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

State v. Garcia - sentencing
Truppman v. Cozen O’Connor - prohibition, collateral estoppel
Conage v. USA - drug trafficking, purchase
1944 Beach Blvd v. Live Oak - secured transactions, financing statements, safe harbor
Covington v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
In re Fla R Civ P - amended rules
In re Fla R Crim P - amended criminal, civil, juvenile rules
In re Fla R Civ P - amended rules, preservation of error

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

State v. Hardley - sentencing
Hudson v. State - Miranda, suppression
Kirkpatrick v. State - postconviction relief
Matthews v. State - sentencing
Fryson v. State - postconviction relief
Harley-Davidson v. Adamec Cycle - administrative review, nonfinal order, jurisdiction
Findlay v. State - mandamus, mootness
Brown v. State - mandamus, mootness
Ballard v. Alachua - represented pro se filings
State v. Planned Parenthood - abortion, temporary injunction
Jones v. Schiller - election, qualifications, 365-day party membership

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

JBEC v. State - delinquency, restitution
Green v. Bordiuk - domestic violence injunction, changed circumstances

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Kraus v. Kraus - alimony, trial by consent
Nix v. Comm’r of Baseball - judgment on pleadings, limitations
Miedes v. Ideses - parenting plan, child support, modification
Miami v. Rivera - certiorari, defamation, absolute immunity
Ottawa Props v. US Bank - service of process
Vital Pharma v. Kesten - appellate jurisdiction, new appellate rule
Carnright v. State - criminal bond

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Hiatt v. Mathieu - paternity, child support, timesharing
Mays v. Joe Taylor Restoration - temporary injunction, overbroad, bond
State v. Bodrato - search and seizure, order to exit vehicle
In re: Steven Aubrey - name change, s. 68.07

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Fetchick v. Fetchick - attorney’s fees, amount, jurisdiction
At Home Auto v. Mendota Ins - transfer venue
VIP Glass v. Mendota Ins - transfer venue
Best v. State - special concurrence, sexual predator designation

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