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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 20 - 24, 2021
September 25, 2021

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

McLaurin v. Terminix - arbitration
Pelaez v. GEICO - bad faith insurance
Sosa v. Martin Cty, Fla - 1983, detention, dissent
DeJesus v. Lewis - 8th Amend., sexual assault
Beach Blitz v. Miami Beach - attorney fees
Viverette v. Soc Sec C'mr - SSI benefits
Smith v. Dozier - RLUIPA
Cutuli v. Elie - bankruptcy

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

State v. McKenzie - sentencing, sexual predators, statutory interpretation
Dailey v. State - capital case, postconviction relief

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

FYJ v. DCF - lack of transcript
Fannin v. Hunter - dog damage, directed verdict
Robinson v. State - possession
Harris v. State - plea withdrawal, sentencing
Wright v. State - judicial records, access
Global Lab Partners v. Patroni Enters - attorney disqualification
Kramer v. State - sentencing
Files v. Hayes - domestic violence injunction
Kimble v. State - sentencing
Jennings v. Fredes - cross-examination; timesharing, child support
Johnson v. State - law of case
Hagins v. Inch - prisoner discipline challenge, timing
Rich v. State - postconviction relief
JEA v. First Coast Reg Util - prohibition, regulatory jurisdiction
Hranek v. State - appellate counsel, ineffective assistance
Roberts v. State - appellate counsel, ineffective assistance
McNeil v. State - prohibition

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Carrion v. State - sentencing, preservation of error

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Arce v. State - postconviction relief
Ofer v. Bernstein - dismissal, sanction
Philip Morris v. Principe - repose, fraud
Pernas v. General Impact - dismissal, prosecution, notice
Rodriguez v. Bank of NY Mellon - eviction, stay

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Cano v. Judet - construction contract; damages
State v. Delprete - s. 817.234, insurance fraud

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Arnold v. Arnold - declaratory decree, trial jurisdiction
Heisel v. City of Deltona - simulated gambling, cease and desist
Griffis v. Bridle Oaks - injunctive relief, property
Ge v. Swearingen- HOA lien, foreclosure sale
Lifestream v. Allerton - certiorari; general negligence, med mal
Robles v. Castellanos - lack of transcript
Taylor v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
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