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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of February 10 - 14, 2025
February 14, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Horton v. Gilchrist - prisoner, amending pleadings
USA v. Archie - search and seizure

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


Rosa v. State - pro se sanctions
In re Fla R Juv P - amended rules
Mayfield v. Dept of State - mandamus, elections

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Osborne v. Walton - development order dispute
NICA v. Dudkina - NICA entitlement
Babin Builders v. Quinones - attorney’s fees, prevailing party
Mooney v. State - murder, aggravated assault instruction
Grant v. DOR - child support
Clark v. State - murder, evidence
Williams v. DOR - child support
Horn v. State - mandamus, mootness

Second Distric Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Smith v. Lynch - residential property, disclosures
US Bank v. Boivin - foreclosure
Vachon v. Travelers - insurance, bad faith
Garcia v. State - probation revocation
Joseph v. State - double jeopardy
Montes v. Universal P&C - judicial disqualification, sanctions, Kozel
Baxter v. Morelli - wrongful death, negligence, vicarious liability
TVU v. State - business records
Lancaster v. State - pro se sanctions
Jaeger v. State - certiorari, medical records

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Turner v. State - robbery, evidence, mandatory minimum
Hendry v. Adams - racial discrimination, failure to plead, attorney’s fees
Salgado-Mantilla v. State - rehearing, playback of interview, judge’s absence
Atrium Med v. MSP Recovery - dismissal, personal jurisdiction
PNTRX v. Pine Tree Dev - mootness of appeal
Fernandez v. Old Republic - rehearing, duty to defend, rescission
Sunbelt Rentals v. Burns - expert testimony, Daubert inquiry, surprise
CRST v. Wallace - evidence of settlement, admissibility
Parmenia v. Fondo de Inversion Stella - indispensable party, failure to join
Blue CA v. Blue Grouper - attorney’s fees, prevailing party
Baptiste v. State - postconviction relief, dissent
Washington v. Garza - proposal for settlement, codefendants
JVA Eng’g v. Doral 10 - leave to amend, punitive damages, corporation
Assouline & Berlowe v. 801 Hialeah Dr - attorney’s lien, no positive judgment
Gaitor v. State - return of personal property, statute of limitations
Verdejo v. State - negotiated plea, restitution
Cooper v. State - correction of jail credit, sentence
Sundby v. Marks - dismissal, failure to state claim
Leon Med v. Falcon - certiorari, medical malpractice, pre-suit requirements
Klugh v. City of Miami - certiorari, mandamus, parking surcharge

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Belizaire v. Citizens - insurance, summary judgment
French Village Condo Assn v. Flynn - attorney’s fees, wavier
Alexander v. Trump - personal jurisdiction

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

State v. Padilla-Valladares - human smuggling, illegal entry, continuing act
Fetterly v. State - Anders appeal, probation revocation
Favela v. Ramtahal - paternity, retroactive child support
Capra v. State - habitual violent felony offender, constitutionality, harmless error
Hickman v. State - plea, withdrawal, appeal, jurisdiction
NATO v. Carl - confession of error, temporary injunction
Hefley v. Holmquist - lease, breach, unpaid rent, physical damage

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland


Liberty Mutual v. Lee - equitable distribution, workers comp lien
Palm Garden v. Estate of Demps - probate, statement of claim
Mimmo v. Sun West Mortg - summary disposition
Hurley v. Schanz - irrelevant discovery, personal financial information

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