Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of August 2 - 6, 2021

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Pinnacle v. Pinnacle - trademark
Bell v. Broward Sheriff - First Amendment retaliation
US v. Carter - sentencing
Hakki v. VA - APA
Bulkwalter v. SS Comm’r - disability benefits
US v. Van Buren - computer fraud
Simpson v. US Atty Gen - removal
US v. Cordero - supervised release
Flock of Seagirls v. Walton Cty - easements
Boigris v. EWC P&T - trademark

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

No decisions this week

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

EK v. DCF - parental rights, termination
Tsuji v. Fleet - probate, limitations period, certified conflict
Schulte v. State - sentencing
Morris v. State - Stand Your Ground
GI Shavings v. Arlington Ridge - environmental permitting, mootness
Jackson v. Okaloosa Sch Bd - fees, suspension by governor, separation of powers
Brown v. US Bank - Applegate affirmance
Riverside Ave v. 1661 Riverside CA - condominium, covenants, limitations
KM v. DCF - parental rights, termination
Maxey v. State - certiorari, timeliness

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

JAR v. State - public defender fee
Marks v. Shafton - equitable distribution
Miller v. Green - § 61.14, child support, challenge, timeliness
Dibelka v. State - sentencing, monetary obligations
Aristidou v. State - probation revocation
Christopher v. Bank of Am - foreclosure, vacatur, bankruptcy

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Nunez v. Universal - directed verdict, breach, new trial
Heritage v. Virginia Gardens Condo - compel appraisal
Garcia v. Evertz - jurisdiction, untimely
United v. Progressive Health - summary judgment, affidavit
Nelson v. State - traffic infraction, subject matter jurisdiction
Cole v. State - postconviction relief, plea withdrawal

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Ford v. Boynton Beach - probable cause, false arrest, wiretap
200 Presidential Way v. BNY Mellon - recording, mortgage assignment, notice
VS v. DCF - certified question, parental rights
FGAP Invest v. A1 Body - vehicle repair shop lien, standing
Harrison v. Stratos - state employee, immunity, bad faith

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Alvarez v. State Bd of Admin - retirement assets, transfer
State v. Miller - postconviction relief
Zalloum v. Bank of NY - foreclosure sale; appellate dismissal, moot
Martinez v. State - Anders appeal, scrivener’s error
Brown v. Garcia - injunction for protection, dissolution
Tanner v. State - Anders appeal, cost
Knight v. State - Spencer warning, pro se

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