Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of January 1 - 5, 2024

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Nelson v. Sellers - qualified immunity, prison officials
USA v. Gatlin - sex trafficking, evidence
Taveras v. Bank of Am - Colorado River abstention, amending pleadings
Raper v. Comm’r of Soc Sec - SSA appeal, Appointments Clause

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

No decisions this week

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Cunningham v. DOH - nursing license, revocation challenge
Powell v. State - sentencing
Carsten v. State - mandamus, mootness
Hall v. State - mandamus, mootness
In re Doe - abortion, parental consent

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Carbonell v. Citizens - sinkhole trial, evidence

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Arce v. Citizens - prompt notice, presumption of prejudice
Promenade Charters v. Caribbean Insurers - personal jurisdiction, minimum contacts
Levy v. Tabib - attorney’s fees
Patios W One CA v. Am Coastal - appraisal, supplemental claim, notice
Morales v. Morales - charging lien, insufficient record
Ward v. Waters - timesharing, relocation
Chmiel v. NXTLVL Servs - default
Holiday v. State - postconviction relief

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Henriquez v. State - findings, scoresheet
Carrasquillo v. Metzler - med mal, jnov, standard of care
Carlo v. State - warrantless arrest, misdemeanor
Taylor v. State - rehearing, sentencing
Cingari v. First Prot Ins - bad faith, coverage
Bertram v. US Bank - foreclosure, original allonge
Carpio v. W Beef of Fla - summary judgment, slip and fall
Parsons v. State - jury verdict, unanimity
Cherry Roofing v. Bader - default, lack of counsel
Tesla v. Monserratt - certiorari, apex deposition

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Singleton v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Thomas v. State - concurrence, postconviction relief

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

State v. Freeman - suppression, search warrant
Fleetwing Corp v. Ricketts - continuing jurisdiction, enforcement of settlement
Kersey v. Abraham - trustee, breach of fiduciary duty

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