Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of July 5 -9, 2021

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Pitts v. US - 2255 motion
US v. Matthews - sentencing
Khoury v. Miami-Dade School Bd. - qualified immunity, First Amendment retaliation
US v Leonard - indictment, trial rulings, sentencing

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Davidson v. State - capital case, direct appeal
James v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
In re Fla Fam L R Pro - amended rule 12.510

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Guglielmi v. Guglielmi - appellate jurisdiction
Bing v. State - grand jury transcripts
Ivey v. State - ineffective assistance, conflict; sentencing
Kitchen Design Cabinets v. Bentley - default, excusable neglect, no transcript
SR v. DCF - parental rights, termination
Bailey v. FCOR - pro se sanctions
Ruffin v. May - appellate jurisdiction, finality
Wooten v. Inch - habeas corpus

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Haney v. State - sentencing
State v. Saunders - sentencing
Suarez v. Bank of NY - § 57.105, fees, pleading
Person v. State - sentencing

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Lee v. State - justifiable deadly force instruction, double jeopardy
Keys Cntry Resort v. 1733 Overseas Hwy - mutual mistake
Rodriguez v. Cent Fla Equip - wrongful death, duty, causation, summary judgment
Whitehead v. Shutter Hangers - unliquidated damages, notice
United Auto v. Prof Med Grp - attorney’s fees, evidentiary hearing
Golden Cape v. Perez - subject matter jurisdiction, county court, ejectment

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Louis v. Louis - dissolution, decision-making
Bach v. Vladigor Inv - personal jurisdiction
Silversmith v. State Farm - record, inspection
Ind Imaging v. USAA - transfer venue

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Gearity v. Stuart - § 57.105, service, Wheaton
Athene Annuity v. Teavana - foreclosure, 1.540(b), relitigate issues
LaBella v. LaBella - summary judgment, defense, failure to plead
Lewandowski v. Fleming - second-tier certiorari, prohibition
Watkins v. State - Anders appeal, cost
Asad v. Sheikh - settlement agreement, mutual mistake
Haar v. State - sentence

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