Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of July 29 - August 2, 2019

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Gorss Motels v. Safemark Systems - TCPA
US v. Feldman - double jeopardy
In re Navarro - sentencing, successive motions
In re Palacios - sentencing, successive motions
City of Miami Gardens v. Wells Fargo - standing, FHA
Paez v. Fla DOC - habeas corpus
Al-Amin v. Ga DOC - habeas corpus
In re Pollard - sentencing, successive motions
Peoples Gas v. Posen Constr - utilities, indemnification, certified question

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

No decisions this week.

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Williams v. State - fundamental error, new trial standard
State v. Gainesville Woman Care - abortion, 24-hour waiting period
Eversole v. State - right to counsel, police interview
SBCR v. Doss - workers' compensation
Palmentere Bros v. Copeland - settlement proposal
Abaunza v. State - sexually violent predator commitment
MJM Elec v. Spencer - workers' compensation
Publix v. Carter - workers' compensation

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Wilson v. State - postconviction relief
Nieves v. State - search and seizure, resisting officer
Foster v. State - postconviction relief
Gammage v. State - double jeopardy, postconviction relief
Johnson v. State - postconviction relief
Cooper v. Cooper - alimony, findings
Jeansimon v. State - closing argument, state's burden, police credibility
State v. MBW - search and seizure
JS v. State - Richardson hearing

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Pena-Vazquez v. State - double jeopardy
Lattanzio v. Hoffmann - order striking pleadings
State v. Martin - post-Miranda statements
Lovest v. Mangiero - guardianship
FP&L v. Cook - certiorari, corporate deposition
Byrd v. State - pro se sanctions
Windhaven Ins v. Mesquita - certiorari, corporate deposition
EPV v. DCF - mental health exam
Garcia v. State - belated appeal
Olive v. Glansen - second-tier certiorari, appellate fees

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Kemp v. State - Daubert
Taylor v. State - sentencing
Miller v. Homeland Prop Assn - summary judgment, business judgment rule
Collins v. Auto Partners - summary judgment, Graves Amendment
Sidiq v. Tower Hill - insurance, assignment
Yanofsky v. Isaacs - sanctions, unliquidated damages
Postma v. Baker - contract interpretation
Manor Oaks v. Campbell - healthcare surrogate, arbitration
Zieler v. State - competency, jurisdiction
Simeone v. State - certification, veterans' court
Norman v. Jaimes - recorded lien, constructive notice

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Mootry v. Bethune-Cookman - improper closing argument
Manor House v. Citizens Prop Ins- certified question; insurance
Wells Fargo v. Stephenson - foreclosure, standing
Romero v. State - postconviction relief
Chester v. State - postconviction relief
Johnson v. State - pro se warning
Gray v. State- Spencer warning
White v. State - sentencing
Gardner v. State - Spencer bar
Wynn v. State - sentencing

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