Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of April 16 - 20, 2018
April 16, 2018
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Transit Connection v. NLRB - NLRADurbrow v. Cobb Cnty Sch Dist - ADA, IDEA, RA
Moody v. Warden - habeas corpus
US v. Shabazz - search & seizure, tax fraud, sentencing
Mickles v. Country Club - FLSA, party-plaintiff status
Eastern Hydroelectric v. Fed Energy Reg Comm'n - Fed Power Act, agency sanction
Sama v. US - Immigration
Florida Supreme Court – Tallahassee
Williams v. State - self-defense
First District Court of Appeal – Tallahassee
Choice Plus v. DFS - probate, unclaimed funds, administrative action Brown v. State - judgment of acquittal, circumstantial evidence, intent
Sosnowski v. State - lawful performance, legal duty
Sheaffers v. State - sentencing
Jones v. State - sentencing, mootness
Philip Morris v. Brown - deadlocked jury
Booker v. State - sentencing; certified conflict, question
AHCA v. McClain - sovereign immunity, certified question
Wooden v. State - search and seizure
Portu v. Coral Gables - workers' compensation
Bettey v. State - postconviction relief
Inmon v. Convergence - workers' compensation
Brown v. State - closing argument, rebuttal
Lara-Castillo v. State - lewd and lascivious conduct
Williams v. State - driving without license, knowing
Edwards v. State - probation revocation
Simon's Trucking v. Lieupo - § 376.313, pollutants, certified question
Greene v. Greene - attorney's fees, inequitable conduct
James v. Jones - habeas corpus, improper venue
DFS v. Danahy & Murray - public records exemption, constitutionality
DOR v. Brown - paternity
Daniels v. Caparello - child timesharing
Jordan v. State - firearm possession
Mayport Housing v. Albani - certiorari, discovery, partnership records
Jones v. State - sentencing
Greenfield v. Tallahassee Police - workers' compensation
Frandi v. State - sexual predator
Second District Court of Appeal – Lakeland
James v. State - sentencing Small v. State - plea agreement
Deutsche Bank v. Sheward - hearsay, business records
Southgate v. Harte - mortgage assignment, consideration
Sallee v. State - competency
Weitz v. State - postconviction relief
Tank Tech v. Valley Tank - equitable subrogation
Larson v. State - postconviction relief
Williams v. State - postconviction relief
Third District Court of Appeal – Miami
Citizens v. Calonge - sovereign immunity, appealability Marques v. Garcia - venue
Wells Fargo v. Rendon - foreclosure, limitations period
IG v. State - search and seizure, delinquency
Competitive Softball v. Ayub - negligent security, directed verdict
Masis v. State - sentencing
Villamorey v. BDT Inv - protective order, garnishment
Waves of Hialeah v. Machado - supersedeas bonds, conflict
Fourth District Court of Appeal – West Palm Beach
Castillo v. State - competency Fournier v. State - probation; restitution
Transparency For Florida v. Port St. Lucie - Sunshine Law
CJ v. State - disposition; factors
Saunders v. State - competence
Elliot v. State - property damage; amount
Goldman v. United Servs Auto Assoc - insurance; denial of benefits
Davis v. State - classification; sentencing
Dickinson Wright v. Third Reef Holdings - personal jurisdiction
Davis v. State - restitution; fair market value
Balaban v. Philip Morris - disqualification
Lewis v. Juliano - timesharing schedule
WCI v. Seridan - venue
Gray v. State - postconviction relief
Fifth District Court of Appeal – Daytona Beach
Pereira v. State - competency, written order Anderson v. State - postconviction relief
McNair v. State - postconviction relief
Babers v. State - postconviction relief
Byron v. State - postconviction relief
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