Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of February 26 - March 2, 2018
February 26, 2018
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Hargress v. Soc Sec Admin - social securityUS v. Hubert - Hobbs Act, sentencing
Ga Dept of Ed v. US Dept of Ed - equitable offset
Florida Supreme Court – Tallahassee
Richards v. State - jurisdiction discharged Roberts v. State - fundamental error, lesser included instruction
Guzman v. State - capital case, direct appeal
Sochor v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
Hickmon v. Jones - pro se sanctions
First District Court of Appeal – Tallahassee
Hooks v. State - Faretta inquiry Wood v. State - Williams rule
Williams v. State - aggravated assault
Davis v. Bay Cnty Jail - finality, summary judgment
Statham v. State - closing argument, DNA evidence
Pinestraw v. State - postconviction relief
Walker v. Jones - untimely appeal
Tolbert v. Lakeview Loan - appealability, telephonic hearing order
Pensacola Bch v. Am Fidelity Life Ins - appealability
Pryear v. State - postconviction relief
Washington v. State - mandamus
Schiffman v. Schiffman - appealability, discovery order
Second District Court of Appeal – Lakeland
Elkin v. State - postconviction relief Blount v. State - juvenile sentencing
Heyward v. Wells Fargo - foreclosure, standing
Arcuri v. HSBC Bank - foreclosure, standing
Wedmore v. O’Connor - expert witness costs, medical record costs
Bond v. Bond - temporary appellate fees
Third District Court of Appeal – Miami
Ferk Family v. Frank - commercial contract, derivative litigation, business judgment rule Fla Cap Grp v. Bishop - arbitration award, confirmation
Kelly v. HSBC Bank - quiet title; premature appeal, sanctions order
Marshall v. State - habeas corpus, manifest injustice, instructions
JS v. DCF - dependency
Fourth District Court of Appeal – West Palm Beach
Philmore v. State - sentencing Austin v. State - sentencing; vindictiveness
Obolensky v. Chatsworth at Wellington Green - arbitration; severance
Sandelier v. State - criminal contempt
Russell v. BAC Home Loans - foreclosure; standing
Tovar v. Russell - settlement agreement
HSBC Bank v. Sanchez - foreclosure; date of default
Rolls-Royce v. Spirit Airlines - personal jurisdiction; evidentiary hearing
Niagara Indus v. Giaquinto Electric - trade secrets; disclosure
Meyrowitz v. Schwartz - proposal for settlement
Brown v. State - postconviction relief
Fifth District Court of Appeal – Daytona Beach
Burton v. State - search and seizure Granger v. State - double jeopardy
Deutsche Bank v. Merced - foreclosure; business records
Davis v. State - competency
Northport Health v. Louis - arbitration
SMK v. SLE - parental rights, termination
Murray v. State - investigative costs
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