Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of March 20 - 24, 2023

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Batmasian - constitutional expungement, ancillary jurisdiction
USA v. Penn - sentencing
USA v. Files - sentencing, prior panel precedent rule
USA v. Morel - corrective instruction, conspiracy; prudent smuggler doctrine
USA v. Williams - sentencing
Landcastle Acq v. Renasant Bank - en banc review denied

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

In re Fla R Juv P - amended rules
In re Fla R GP&JA - amended rule

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

DeMaria v. CILB - Construction Recovery Fund, underlying judgment
Edwards v. DOC - inmate trust account, deduction
White v. Morris - parental responsibility, magistrate ruling, preservation
Williams v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Cutchins v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Martin v. State - pro se represented defendant

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

KRG Oldsmar Project v. CWI - commercial lease

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Eulen Am. v. Lopez - additur, inconsistent v. inadequate verdicts, advancement
Urrea v. Koplow - relief from judgment, satisfaction
Doe v. Archdiocese of Mia. - dismissal, SOL
Dorsey v. Perretta - service of process
Guevara v. Lamothe - summary judgment, transcript, implied contract
FPL v. Velez - class certification, predominance
FedEx v. Sabbah - standard of review, punitive damages, amendment, concurrence
Carambot v. Moncion – attorney’s fees and costs
Lopez v. State - confession of error, jury instruction
Lewis v. State - Anders appeal, ineffective assistance
Ramirez v. Lopez - rent, hearing
Suarez v. Guzman - personal jurisdiction, hearing

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Vitesse v. Mapl Assoc - nonbinding arbitration, trial de novo
Academy v. School Board - sovereign immunity, contract
Robinson v. State - sentencing
Thornton v. Thornton - contempt
Delray Beach v. Sherman Williams - sovereign immunity, contract
Sols v. State - PSI report
Pembroke Pines v. SW Ranches - public records, pre-litigation negotiation

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Peterson v. State - postconviction relief
Fialkoff v. Wilmington Trust - injunction, findings
Hlis v. Hlis - confession of error, beneficiary

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Lopez v. DOH - administrative appeal, disciplinary action
Lax v. Marceno - habeas corpus, pretrial detention