Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 7 - 11, 2020

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Domante v. Dish - FCRA, breach of settlement
Feshbach v. IRS - bankruptcy, tax debt, discharge
Doe v. Miami-Dade - Rule 15(b), amend pleadings
Geter v. Akunwanne - 1983, prison conditions, exhaustion
Jones v. Fla - felon reenfranchisement

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Thompson v. DeSantis - mandamus; FSC appointment, eligibility
Heritage Manor v. DFG Grp - jurisdiction discharged
In re Fla R Juv P - amended rules
In re Fla R Jud Admin - amended rule

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Lumpkin v. State - ineffective assistance, appellate counsel
Roberts v. State - postconviction relief
Dunlap v. State - sentencing
Bartley v. State - sentencing
Waites v. Middleton - Applegate affirmance, no transcript
Gregory v. State - sentencing, cruel and unusual punishment
Barnes v. State - expert, reliance on other experts
Morgan v. State - postconviction relief
Hadley v. RAAC - reemployment assistance, HIPAA violation
State Farm v. Bellamy - certiorari, modification pending review, mootness
Bellamy v. State Farm - certiorari, bad faith claims, wrongful denial
Brown v. State - sentencing

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Shaw v. State - wearing stun belt at trial
Riverside Hts v. Tampa - real property, § 163.380, community redevelopment
Owners Ins v. Armour - certiorari, discovery, insurers, privilege, waiver limits
Sterns v. Charles Schwab - certiorari, in camera inspection
Myrick v. Inch - habeas corpus, postconviction relief, venue

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Howard v. Greenwich Ins - motion to dismiss, standards
People's Trust Ins v. Alonzo-Pombo - insurance, damages, no proof of loss
Am Med Academy v. Bd of Nursing - administrative review
WC WH v. Colony Am Fin - foreclosure, original note, summary judgment
Murphy v. Collins - judicial disqualification, UCCJEA

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Moultrop v. GEICO - mediation communications
Riva v. Chavez - proposal for settlement, party representative
Habal v. Habal - contingent remainderman, revocable trust
Walker v. Harley-Anderson - injunction, stalking
Cripe v. State - sentencing
Abdo v. Avatar Prop & Caus Ins - insurance, willful noncompliance
Goldberg v. Universal Prop & Caus Ins - insurance, supplemental claim
Peavey v. State - sentencing
Gravitystorm LLC v. Old Dominion Ins - insurance, appraisal

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Lemko v. Golf Properties - set aside judgment; due process, notice
Stowell v. State - Anders appeal, competency
Caro v. State - murder; experiment, admissibility; non-expert opinion
Torres v. State - postconviction relief
Pritchard v. State - Anders appeal, cost
Hardy v. State - Anders appeal, written order
Adorno v. State - sentence
Nieves v. Guthrie - prohibition, disqualification

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