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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of March 14 - 18, 2022
March 19, 2022

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Crosley v. DOC - habeas, dissent
Lauture v. US AG - removal
Brasil v. Sec'y DHS - immigration, subject matter jurisdiction
Compre v. Nusret Miami - FLSA, tips

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Thourtman v. Junior - bail
Prentice v. RJ Reynolds - Engle progeny, fraud, reliance
Lorusso v. State - pro se sanctions
State v. Johnson - vehicle crash, flight from scene, double jeopardy

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Fletcher v. State - involuntary plea
Santiago v. SBA Comm'n - workers' compensation
Cosmian v. State - written opinion request granted
Labrake v. Labrake - domestic violence injunction
Lakin v. Hernando Cnty Sheriff - workers' compensation
Kelly Air v. Amtrust N Am - workers' compensation
Murphy v. Murphy - marital dissolution, life insurance
Southerland v. State - probation revocation
Colville v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Ross v. State - postconviction relief
Simmons v. State - postconviction relief
Lynch v. State - postconviction relief
Buck v. State - postconviction relief
Doukas v. Doukas - untimely nonfinal appeal

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

TH v. State - delinquency, Zoom hearing, constitutional challenges
Robles v. State - plea withdrawal
Goetz v. AGB Tampa - foreclosure, surplus funds
KE v. DCF - parental rights, termination
Gordineer v. State - certiorari, public defender, conflict
Williams v. State Farm - bad faith, appraisal, cure
Harris v. Tiner - settlement proposal

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Singletary v. State - sentencing
HJC v. Gallardo - personal jurisdiction
Aventura v. Miami-Dade Sch Bd - charter schools, referendum, revenue sharing
Morales v. Citizens - insurance, hurricane coverage, summary judgment
Bacinello v. Admiral Marine - personal jurisdiction
Swedberg v. Goldfinger's - likeness, misappropriation, limitations, single publication rule
Schneer v. Llaurado - paternity, custody
Bank of NY v. Bontoux - sanctions, appellate counsel, improper conduct
Hammocks CA v. State - certiorari, discovery
Nicolas v. State - postconviction relief
Bank of Am v. Bank of NY - certiorari, trade secrets, in camera review
Roberson v. Junior - habeas corpus

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

RJR v. Kaplan - on remand, punitive damages
RJR v. Mattson - on remand, punitive damages
Wiggins v. Brightview - default, coding error
Dillard v. First Prot Ins - insurance, statutory attorney's fees
Narvaez v. State - sentencing
Parbeen v. Bari - marital dissolution, prenuptial agreement
Allstate v. Richards - PIP benefits, ripeness, deductible

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Rodriguez v. State - Anders appeal, drug offender probation
Dalton v. State - probation violation, original sentence
Howard v. State - ineffective assistance, trial; new evidence
Rollins v. Rollins - injunction for protection, sexual violence
Shea v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Hastings v. State - belated appeal, factual dispute, commissioner
OC Food v. Orange County - ordinance, Florida Civil Rights Act, conflict
Perez v. State - habeas corpus, direct criminal contempt
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