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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of April 7 - 11, 2025
April 11, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Bilotti v. Fla DOC - postconviction relief
DeMarcus v. Univ of S Ala - Title IX, § 1983, volleyball coach, mistreatment
Joseph v. Bd of Regents Univ Ga - en banc denial, Title IX, employment
USA v. Pulido - sex with minor, various challenges
Watts v. Joggers Run POA - Fair Housing Act, Civil Rights Act, homeowner

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


In re Fla R Crim P - amended rules

First Dstrict Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Brantley v. State - probation revocation, sentencing
Dillard v. State - self-representation denial
Saini v. State - jury trial waiver
Stockdale v. Stockdale - permanent alimony, amended § 61.08
Keel v. State - appellate jurisdiction, orders on rehearing

Second Distric Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Brantley v. State - probation revocation, sentencing
Dillard v. State - self-representation denial
Saini v. State - jury trial waiver
Stockdale v. Stockdale - permanent alimony, amended § 61.08
Keel v. State - appellate jurisdiction, orders on rehearing

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Koss v. Fla Ins Guar - policy exclusion, endorsement
84 Shopping Plaza v. Bru's Room - lease, prejudgment interest
Rodriguez v. State - postconviction relief
AC v. State - culpable negligence, evidence
Quigley v. State - probation revocation, hearsay
Pestano v. State - postconviction relief
Devolro v. Kungeibayev - agency, verdict, mootnesss
Bridon v. State - motion for acquittal, preservation
Gonzalez v. Fla Peninsula - insufficient record, notice, prejudice
Mia Dolphins v. Engwiller - arbitration, agency
Meathead Trucking v. McKenzie - personal jurisdiction
Casey v. Finch - show cause order, contempt
Woldense v. Ferdinand - injunction, domestic violence, insufficient record

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Porath v. Nugent - costs, prevailing party
Warren v. Tony - forfeiture, notice
Bechert v. Bechert - domestic violence injunction
TP v. DCF - termination, relief

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Youngblood v. State - rehearing en banc; dissental
Owens v. State - postconviction relief; ineffective assistance, trial
Tucker v. Tucker - corrected order, substantive change, timeliness
Gonzalez v. State - probation revocation, corrected order

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Knight v. State - postconviction relief

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