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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of July 15-19, 2024
July 19, 2024

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Yorktown Sys v. Threat TEC - SBA, Small Mentor-Protégé Program
Drazen v. Pinto - TCPA, class action, settlement, objection
USA v. Steiger - sentencing, remand from en banc panel

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


No decisions this week

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Pretzer v. Swearingen - en banc, FDLE rule, firearms, rulemaking, preemption, exhaustion
Hicks v. State - robbery evidence, competency
Smith v. State - double jeopardy
Ridgeway v. State - search and seizure
Johnson v. DOC - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Stanley v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Hodgins v. LSF9 Master Part Trust - foreclosure, unrequested relief
Rivera v. Salas - paternity, sperm donor, certified conflict
Landero v. Landero - child support, timesharing
Ferrell v. State - search and seizure
MP v. State - juvenile sentencing, fundamental error
Muhammad v. State - search and seizure
Bhandari Jamuna Petro v. Conklin - default, vacatur
Level 8 Mgmt v. Wildflower Legacy - personal jurisdiction

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


King David of Sunny Isles CA v. Bushoy - failure to state claim, dismissal
Fleurantin v. Citizens - verdict, evidence
Greunke v. Bank of New York Mellon - standing to foreclose, lost note
State v. Miller - voter fraud, jurisdiction to prosecute
Aldama v. State - search of vehicle, probable cause
Almaguer v. State - inextricably intertwined evidence, self-incrimination of witness
Galdamez v. State - burden-shifting comments
Diasolwa v. Burneikis - relief from voidable judgment
Albo v. Martell - void judgment, due process
Schwartz v. Rodriguez - contract formation, insufficient record, leave to amend
Francius v. Carlos Auto Rental Servs - loan repayment, insufficient record
Lopez v. State - postconviction relief

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Roberts v. State - actual possession
Marshall v. MacWilliam - rule against perpetuities
Perkins v. State - competency
State v. Hubbard - retroactivity, voter fraud
Gutierrez v. State - collateral crime evidence
Buyer’s Choice v. PB Motors - breach of lease, ratification
Harris v. State - sentencing
Thomas v. Li - domestic violence injunction
Ticktin v. Goldmintz - attorney’s fees
Henderson v. State - downward departure
US Bank v. Seely - foreclosure, standing
Miramar v. Spadaro - § 1983

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach


First Acceptance Ins v. Belleview Imaging - PIP reimbursement, benefits, statutory schedule
Wayne’s Aggregate v. Lopez - temporary injunction, mining operations

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland


Espichan v. State - jury instruction, use of deadly force
Musick v. Musick - marital equitable distribution, alimony
Loveland v. State - postconviction relief

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