Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of February 1 - 5, 2021

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Cherry v. Dometic Corp - class certification, administrative feasibility
Pincus v. ATS - traffic ticket, certifying questions to Fla Sup Ct
USA v. Cannon - criminal, discovery, indictment, entrapment
Barmapov v. Amuial - shotgun pleading
Tsao v. PDQ - data breach, standing, concrete injury
Ruiz v. Officer - notice of appeal tolling, evidence, improper comments, mistrial
USA v. Morales- search and seizure
Armstrong v. USA- postconviction relief

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Harvey v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
Randolph v. State - capital case, postconviction relief

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Hester v. State - pro se sanctions
Boldridge v. State - Confrontation Clause
Hartfield v. State - postconviction relief

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Peterson v. Peterson - equitable distribution
US Bank v. Dick - foreclosure, standing
Shaffer v. Deutsche Bank - costs, appeal before ruling
Gulfcoast Spine v. Walker - certiorari, discovery, trade secrets
Hunter v. Catalano - homeowners association, presuit mediation
Livingston v. State - criminal restitution, fees, Rowe findings
LIV I v. Brown - certiorari, judgment creditor, intervention

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Bates v. Bates - prenuptial agreement, validity
Hendel v. Internet Escrow - forum selection clause
Martinez-Rivero v. State - antishoplifting countermeasures
Hannibal v. Navarro - probate, will, undue influence
Weiss v. Weiss - close case order, unresolved claims
People's Trust v. Gonzalez - certiorari, payment before final judgment
Am Prime Title v. Wang - certiorari, discovery, settlement agreements
Shimon v. RB - certiorari, discovery, Fifth Amendment
Ottawa Props v. US Bank - service of process
Brown v. State - postconviction relief
Vazquez v. Smith - prohibition, judicial disqualification

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

FH Paschen v. B&B Site - subcontract, scope; implied contract
Boca Center v. Boca Raton - Bert Harris Act, comprehensive plan
Levine v. State - indirect criminal contempt, essential facts
RJ Reynolds v. McClain - prohibition; judicial disqualification

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Luebbert v. Adventist Health- summary judgment, vicarious liability
Bova v. State - murder; self-representation, capacity
Manago v. State - certified conflict, resentencing
Yarger v. Convergence Aviation - personal jurisdiction, long-arm statute
Wallace v. DCF - administrative appeal, Medicaid benefits, abandonment
Robinson v. State - Spencer warning, pro se

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