Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of October 31 - November 4, 2022

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Greene v Ga Sec of State - mootness, congressional eligibility
US v. FEB Co  - Submerged Land Act

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Morgan v. State - rule 3.800, illegal sentence

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Finch v. Finch - § 61.16, family law appellate fees, process
Wyatt v. Polk Commr’s - workers’ compensation
Stabler v. Spicer - visitation, mediation agreement, nonparent, privacy clause
Talley v. In re: Heekin - certiorari, discovery, nonparties
Smith v. Santa Rosa CI - appellate jurisdiction, untimely 1.540 motion
Nat’l Youth Adv Prog v. KG - certiorari, discovery, privacy
Delasol v. Vojtiskova - appellate jurisdiction, finality upon condition
Davis v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Grant v. Holland - belated appeal
HOA Problem Solutions v. RLT IRA - certiorari, standard
Manso v. SE Personnel Leasing - certiorari, standard

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

TH v. State - delinquency, remote hearing
Progressive v. Hillsborough Ins Recov - insurance, appraisal
Bright v. State - probation revocation
Haingl v. La Puerta Del Sol CA - injunction, condo association
Menchillo v. State - Miranda
Hays v. Brenneman Bldg - construction lien
JK v. State - probation revocation
TDW v. State - probation revocation
Thinking Sys v. Wang - certiorari, documents, effective accounting

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Family Health Care v. Allstate - PIP, fee schedule, summary judgment
Villatoro v. State - postconviction relief
Zohar v. Asset Acceptance - default, vacatur
Morrison v. Z Roofing - default, vacatur
Vega v. State - belated appeal
Univision v. Lam - certiorari, SLAPP suit

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Harrell v. BMS Partners - strict products liability, exculpatory clause
JTJ v. State - probation revocation
Mech v. Brazilian Waxing - summary judgment; reasons for ruling
Off Lease Only v. Chariscar - default judgment, undisposed motion
State v. Darter - search and seizure, cell phone
Hansen v. MDLV - default judgment, active defense
Calway v. Calway - bankruptcy, automatic stay, debtor action
Baroff v. Baroff - rule 1.540, timeliness of appeal

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Johnson v. Johnson - dissolution, child support, equitable distribution
NCI v. Progressive Ins - car insurance, appraisal, waiver
State v. Sawyer - sentence, downward departure
Nicholas v. US Bank - foreclosure, attorney’s fees
State v. Torres - certified question, rehearing, DUI, breath test
Fradera v. Fradera - dissolution, personal jurisdiction, waiver  
Trustee Corp v. NW Baptist Church - dismissal, well-pled allegations
Hernandez v. State - postconviction relief
Charles v. Williams - timesharing, appellate jurisdiction
Scott v. State - postconviction relief

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