Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 4 - 8, 2023

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Ossmann v. Meredith - employment, discrimination
USA v. Graham - grand jury, Covid-19 procedures; wiretaps
USA v. Talley - supervised release, absconding, tolling
Ingram v. Holman Correctional - postconviction relief
Mashburn v. Ala DOC - habeas corpus
Security Walls v. NLRB - labor, termination

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended bar rules
In re Fla Fam Law R Pro - amended disclosure rule
In re Fla R GP & JA - amendments, dissent
Calvin v. State - pro se sanctions
In re Fla Fam L R Pro - amended rules

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Davis v. State - scrivener’s error
Monarch Claims v. Fleming - venue selection clause
State v. McCartha - warrantless arrest, vehicle involved in crash
Parrish v. FOFR - mortgage loan originator license, annulment, denial
Iarussi v. LobbyTools - corporations, attorney’s fees indemnification

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Heart of Adoptions v. DCF - certiorari, child placement
Certified Motors v. Aventine Hill - commercial lease, renewal option
Godwin v. Michelini - certiorari, anti-SLAPP dismissal

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Brownlee v. State - probation revocation, ineffective assistance
Freire v. Citizens - summary judgment, continuance, late notice 
AT&T v. Rigney - section 57.105 sanctions 
Ponn v. Metro Express - inadequate record 
Denose v. Garcia - dismissal, failure to effectuate service 
Hirschenson v. Compu-Link - deed ambiguity, reformation 
Colby III v. Centennial - final order, jurisdiction 
State  v. Williams - certiorari, confidential informant disclosure
King v. City First - foreclosure sale, objections
Bath & Kitchen v. Little - certiorari, financial discovery
Lucas v. State - habeas, ineffective assistance

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Perlman v. Atlas Holding - charging lien
Bartee v. State - judgment, correction
Blount v. State - plea withdrawal

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Marlowe v. City of St Augustine - clarification; summary judgment, property boundaries
Gurolla v. State - attempted murder; discovery violation, Richardson hearing
Sanchez v. State - Anders appeal, corrected judgment

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

A-1 Prof'l Asphalt v. North Groves Condo. -  preservation of error
Santiago v. State - revocation of community control

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