Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of July 20 - 24, 2020
July 25, 2020
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Ga Elec Life v. Sandy Springs - standing, nonjusticiable claimSEC v. Quiros - bar order, settlement
USA v. Hall - sentencing
Greater Birmingham v. Ala Sec of State - elections, voter ID
Carmichael v. USA - postconviction relief
Mosley v. Zachery - Eighth Amendment
Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee
No decisions this week.First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee
Thorpe v. State - postconviction reliefHawkins v. State - juvenile sentencing
Gorman v. State - sequestration
Joiner v. State - sentencing, appellate jurisdiction, favorable order
Gay v. State - mandamus
Banks v. State - habeas corpus
Powell v. State - sentencing
Love v. State - sentencing
LSG Sky Chefs v. Santaella - sentencing
Whiting v. State - sentencing
Arline v. State - habeas corpus
Brown v. Inch - mandamus
Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland
Cabezudo v. State - probation revocationRegions Bank v. Big Bend Inv - rule 1.540, void judgments
Third District Court of Appeal - Miami
Shoma Coral Gables v. Gables Inv - breach of contract, exculpatory provisions, fiduciary dutiesCalana-Reinoso v. State - interpreters; community control revocation
Fla City v. Public Risk Mgmt - coverage, pre-membership claim; reinsurance, standing
Silva v. de la Noval - constructive trust
Pref Gov Ins Trust v. Aelion - workers' compensation lien, subrogation; § 57.105
Arbitrage Fund v. Petty - class certification, corporate governance, shareholder standing
Fayad v. Univ of Miami - amending pleadings, hospital services
Quinn v. DBPR - real estate license
Sosataquechel v. State - postconviction relief
GVK v. Levkovitz - independent tort, commercial loan, fiduciary duty
Graham Cos v. Shick Park - involuntary dismissal, lease guaranty
Nader + Museu I v. Miami-Dade College - rule 1.525, fees, timeliness
Wells Fargo v. Duque - rule 1.540, timeliness
Miami Bch v. Nichols - code enforcement board, fine limits
Castro v. Italo Lineante - loss of parental consortium, limitations, relation back
Scott v. State - mandamus, appearance waiver
Sosa v. Portilla - civil contempt
Murphy v. Collins - prohibition, judicial disqualification
United Auto v. Dr Rehab Cntr- second-tier certiorari
Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach
Long v. State - sentencingBroward v. CH2M Hill - s. 768.81, apportionment, damages
UOWEIT v. Fleming - proceedings supplementary, fraudulent transfer
Hawn v. State - impeachment, inconsistent statement
Emmitt v. First Transit - new trial, exclusion of evidence, preservation
Gentry v. State - hearsay, fundamental error
Merlien v. JM Family Enter - exculpatory clause, ambiguity
Romero v. Brabham - marital dissolution, relief from judgment, hearing
Rudnick v. Harman - marital settlement, presuit mediation, waiver
Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach
Gilchrist v. State - remand, juvenile sentenceConstantin v. State - criminal, sentence
Cornerstone 417 v. Cornerstone Condo - dismissal; administrative remedies, exhaustion
Yanes v. OC Food - sex discrimination, public accommodation
Progressive v. Ferris - insurance, priority, UM coverage
Romero v. State - probation violation, willfulness, trespass, evidence
Hall v. State - sentence, concession of error
Johnson v. State - Anders; community control, special condition
Mountjoy v. State - Spencer bar, pro se
Lopez v. State - postconviction relief
Ellis v. State - Spencer bar, pro se
Galonska v. State - postconviction relief
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