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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of July 22-26, 2024
July 26, 2024

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Carter v. Montgomery - class action, challenge to jailing for fines, traffic prosecutions
Berry v. Native Am Servs - False Claims Act, Small Business Association, 8(a) program
Jennings v. Fla DOC - postconviction relief, § 2254 jurisdiction
USA v. Young - Anti-Kickback, conspiracy, restitution, forfeiture
USA v. Steiger - sentencing, remand from en banc panel

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


No decisions this week

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Griffin v. Griffin - equitable distribution
Spillers v. State - Anders appeal
Timberline Constr v. Dept of Comm - administrative review, unchallenged dismissal ground
State v. Rogers - suppression, Federal Wiretap Act, Statewide Prosecutor
Coley v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Spivey v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Hyde v. Peacock - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Fin Impact v. Floridians Protecting Freedom - mootness, financial impact statement

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


No decisions this week

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


McNeill v. State - reasonable suspicion, resisting officer without violence
Miami-Dade Cnty v. Davis - case jurisdiction
Freed v. Ceci Int’l - discovery violation, Kozel factors
Krasner v. Miami-Dade Cnty - seizure of dangerous dog, ex parte proceedings
Harper v. City of Key Colony Beach - second-tier certiorari, scope of review
Williams IP Holdings v. Schwarz - certiorari, forum selection clause
Reyes v. City of W Mia - summary affirmance
XPO Logistics v. Charles - prohibition, preemption under FAAA
Romero v. Green - habeas corpus, nonmonetary release, mootness, dissent
Rodriguez v. State - postconviction relief
Bregman v. State - mandamus, postconviction relief

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Universal Prop v. Qureshi - certified conflict, insurance, replacement cost, damages
Delosreyes v. Delosreyes - marital dissolution, child support
JJJ v. DG - certified conflict, Marchman Act, sua sponte requiring testimony
Flores v. State - sexual battery, jury instructions
McPherson v. Samuel - stalking, injunction hearing, continuance, due process
Tormax USA v. Kennedy Contractors - default, damages

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach


Donovan v. State - Jimmy Ryce Act, annual review order
USAA Cas Ins v. Emergency Physicians - PIP benefits, deductible
Jones v. State - habeas corpus
Newman v. State - lewd battery; right to remain silent, improper comment
State v. Hanberry - fleeing law enforcement, withholding adjudication, § 316.1935(6)

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland


Xolo v. State - preservation, definitive ruling
Brannon v. State - postconviction relief
Est of Hodkinson v. FM RNC - competency to contract

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