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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of June 5 - 9, 2023
June 09, 2023

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Milgram v. Chase - Fair Credit Reporting Act
Myrick v. City of Hoover - USERRA, military reservists
Marquez v. Amazon - breach of contract, Prime, Rapid Delivery
Myrick v. Fulton Cnty - § 1983, excessive force claims
Ferguson v. Ala DOC - habeas corpus, § 2254
USA v. Laines - murder, evidence, sentencing
AM Grand Court Lakes v. Rockhill Ins - insurance, hurricane damage
King v. Ga Diagnostic Prison - habeas corpus

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Fla Bar v. Jacobs - attorney discipline

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Gable v. Gable - equitable distribution, fees
State v. Walker - certiorari, evidence, victim’s injuries
Oliver v. FCOR - certiorari, parole release
Beasley v. State - double jeopardy
Orange Cnty FFA v. Orange Cnty - PERC, arbitration award, compliance
Brown v. State - pro se sanctions

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Reddick v. USF - FCHR, discrimination, notice
Wells Fargo v. Avers - foreclosure, surplus funds
Libardi v. Pavimento - employment, discrimination
State v. Crebo - Miranda, statements

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Gonzalez v. Santana - summary judgment, competing evidence
41 Acquisition v. Haff - attorney’s fees, settlement
Miccosukee Tribe v. Lewis Tein - attorney’s fees, proposal for settlement
Mercury Indem v. Pan Am - PIP demand, itemized statement
Infinity Auto v. Mia Open - examination under oath, notice
Diaz v. State - community control, violation
Morris v. State - probation, violation, preservation of error 

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Seminole Tribe v. Manzini - prohibition, sovereign immunity
State v. Acevedo - search and seizure, blood draw
Douglas v. Douglas - marital dissolution
Water’s Edge v. Christopherson - venue transfer
Coto v. State - sentencing
Wilsey v. State - sentencing, costs

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Chou v. Shi - dissolution, derivative suit
Pender v. State - attempted murder, evidence tampering
Sanford v. Skate Station - Spencer warning, pro se
Reed v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Sanford v. Skate Station - Spencer warning, pro se

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Meeks v. Strickland - contract construction
Clark v. Global Guaranteed - contract enforcement
Luft v. Fla Real Estate Comm'n - denial of license
Smith v. State - postconviction relief
Bravo v. State -  transfer of venue
Beauchamp v. Beauchamp -  dissolution of marriage
Grovehurst HOA v. Stone Crest Master Ass'n - contract construction
First Acceptance v. At Home Auto Glass - policy construction, appraisal
Dowdy v. Estate of Dowdy - appellate jurisdiction, timeliness
Peterson v. State - sentencing
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