Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of May 13 - 17, 2019

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

US v. Grimon - subject-matter jurisdiction
Alliant Tax Credit Fund v. Murphy - fraudulent transfer
Thompson v. US - crimes of violence

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Lang v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
In re Fla R Civ Pro - proposed class action amendment

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Sherman v. State - double jeopardy
Stephens v. State - ineffective assistance, principal instruction, grand theft
Farid v. Rabbath - equitable distribution, modification
Kelly v. SunTrust - appellate jurisdiction, foreclosure, moratorium request
Simmons v. State - resentencing
Baldwin v. State - probation violation
Sundwall v. FWC - mailbox rule
Wilson v. State - postconviction relief
Lee v. State - ineffective assistance
DOR v. Forman - filing fees, underfunded clerk's office
Telfer Faherty v. Caplick - workers' compensation
Izaguirre v. Beach Walk - workers' compensation
Tallahassee Mem v. Dukes - certiorari, punitive damages
Dygart v. State - double jeopardy
Moss v. State - reclassification for firearm
Hayes v. State - sentencing
Thorne v. State - sentencing
Lindsay v. State - continuance
Stamm v. State - habeas corpus, mootness
Klenk v. Ransom - stalking injunction
Addison Drywall v. Torres - workers' compensation
Sumners v. Thompson - dating violence injunction
Watkins v. State - ineffective assistance, appellate counsel
Bank of NY v. Johnson - foreclosure, sanctions, dismissal
Currie v. Colvin - appellate jurisdiction, order granting motion to dismiss
Brooks v. Willis - mandamus

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Jacobs v. State - double jeopardy
Alexander v. Harris - child support, garnishment
Topalli v. Feliciano - continuance, fees and costs, execution
Citi Mortgage v. Chesney - foreclosure, standing
NGS v. State - delinquency, corpus delicti, gun possession
Progressive v. Pawelczyk - insurance, covered auto, insured

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

State v. Calix - postconviction relief
State v. Ellis - postconviction relief
OneWest Bank v. Leek-Tannenbaum - surviving spouse, mortgage, borrower
Perez v. Perez - marital dissolution, income, alimony, timesharing
Sanders v. State - pro se sanctions
Byrd v. State - pro se sanctions

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Bruce v. State - sentencing
Helms v. State - hearsay; prior inconsistent statement
Dieujuste v. State - search and seizure
Breland v. State - double jeopardy
Mitchell v. State - probation violation; double jeopardy
Jeancharles v. DOR - administrative support order; continuance
TLB v. State - search and seizure; school resource officer
Zubricky v. Zubricky - martial dissolution; alimony
Godwin v. Godwin- marital settlement agreement; contempt
FL Homes 1 v. Kokolis - foreclosure; joinder; record title holder

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Levine v. Stimmel - attorney's fees, entitlement
Harris v. Mims - dissolve injunction, changed circumstances
Lamadrid v. Rivera - certiorari; intervention, disqualification

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