Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of April 21 - 25, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Rivers - search and seizure, sentencing
Bidi Vapor v. USFDA - administrative review, pre-market tobacco product application
Henry v. Tuscaloosa Sheriff - sex offender restrictions, living with minor, constitutional challenge
Wacko’s Too v. Jacksonville - erotic dancers, age limit, constitutional challenge

No decisions this week

Allstate v. Schroeder - summary judgment, auto accident, phantom vehicle
Petrandis v. Petrandis - appellate jurisdiction, marital dissolution
Adams v. Dixon - habeas corpus
Foster v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness

DG v. State - certiorari, jurisdiction, involuntary commitment
Bolden v. State - sentencing, Quarterman agreements
Johnson v. Carrol Oaks HA - homeowners association, fees award
Janelle v. Veterans Villas HA - temporary injunction, findings
Dorsett v. Ferguson - marital dissolution, child tax exemption
Halikoytakis v. Future Motion - certiorari, discovery, mobile phone inspection

Bernard v. Bookxchange - non-compete clause, permanent injunction
Coll v. 11USAGroup - amendment, punitive damages
Nix v. Off of Comm'r of Baseball - res judicata, elements
Kaster Lynch v. Clyde - charging lien, attorney’s fees
Alvarez v. All Star Boxing - unjust enrichment, evidence
Lingo v. State - preservation, exclusion of evidence
Nelson v. State - jury instructions, judge’s comments, fundamental error
Levinas v. Levinas - marital settlement agreement, carrying costs
Valdes v. State - trial, errors
Niemeyer v. Niemeyer - interstate child custody, antisuit injunction
TR v. DCF - termination of parental rights, evidence
Rodriguez v.  Auguste - taxable costs, non-testifying experts
Schneider v. Tirikian - disqualification of counsel, evidence
Naranjo v. Somoano - dating violence injunction, stalking
Shaw v. State - life felony, sentencing guidelines
Padgett v. State - life sentence, constitutionality
Rodriguez v. State - dna testing, sufficiency

Nowicki v. Get Wet – arbitration agreement, factual dispute, signature
Fleming v. State – possession of firearm, felon, 2nd Amendment
Martinez v. Lantana – code enforcement, as-applied constitutional challenge, preservation
Healy v. Healy – marital dissolution, minor children, education, modification
Lewis v. State – postconviction relief, sentencing error, conflict certified
Jeancharles v. State – on rehearing, postconviction relief

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Trste v. US Bank - foreclosure, standing, lost note
Gadson v. State - attempted manslaughter, prosecution costs
Ogden v. DiFelice - rule 1.540(b), voidness, admissions
Ramakrishnan v. Ramakrishnan - dissolution, attorney’s fees
Josey v. Flagler Cnty Bd of Cnty Comm’rs - appellate jurisdiction, appealable order, finality

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Garwood v. Garwood - marital dissolution, child support
Saviory v. State - sentencing
FDOC v. Jones - civil restitution

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