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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of May 9 - 13, 2022
May 13, 2022

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

US v. Moon - search, public access to trial
Morales v. US Att’y Gen - asylum
US v. Rodriguez - sentencing
Gulisano v. Burlington - sanctions
Global v. Republic - FSIA jurisdiction
Priva v. US Att’y Gen - right to counsel, immigration, dissent

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

In re Fla R GP&JA - amended rule, temporary judicial assignments

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

REC v. DCF - mootness
Kirk v. State - sentencing
State Farm v. Neurology Partner - motion for remand
Ford Motor Credit v. Parks - illegible evidence
Hernandez v. Warsinske - appellate jurisdiction, settlement agreement
Hardin v. Heyl Truck Lines - prohibition
Sanders v. State - habeas corpus

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Lee Cnty Clerk v. Gavidia - foreclosure, clerk’s registry, fee return
Lorusso v. State - Anders duties, appellate counsel
O’Connell v. State - return of property
Davis v. Mishiyev - certiorari, defamation, anti-SLAPP, certified conflict
Nugent v. State - postconviction relief

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Wallace v. Torres-Rodriguez - probate, fraudulent transfers, constructive trust
Matthiesen v. In re Estate of Masri - probate, fees
Commodore v. Lloyd’s London - insurance, Covid-19, business losses
Amersham Enters v. Hakim-Daccach - arbitration
Dexx Med v. Fitesa Naotecidos - appellate jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

JUUL v. Feldman - protective order, relevance
Philip Morris v. Rintoul - punitive damages, corporate veil, marital consortium
Moquin v. Bergeron - dissolution, choice of law
Wolfe v. 224 Via Marila - contract, substantial compliance
Graham v. State - counterfeit substance, sale

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Am Coastal Ins v. Marina Isles - appraisal, service
Richman v. Calzaretta - attorney’s fees, garnishment
Merriman v. Adler - attorney’s fees, findings
Corbett v. State - prohibition, stand your ground, burden
Dept Corrections v. Robles - certiorari, visitation
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