Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 23 - 27, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

USA v. Zayas - currency transaction report, filing
Cunningham v. Cobb - § 1983, qualified immunity
Ponce v. US Att’y Gen - immigration, asylum
Camps v. Bravo - Torture Victim Protection Act, limitations, equitable tolling
USA v. Ewing - BitTorrent, child pornography, search and seizure, trial evidence
USA v. Holmes - evidence, propensity

Fla Bar v. Girley - attorney discipline
In re Fla Fam Law R P - amended rules
In re Fla R Juv P - amended rule

Fox v. Sarasota Sch Bd - workers’ compensation
Parker v. Wilson - real property, public versus private

Bacon v. State - search and seizure
Well Done Mitigation v. Citizens - assignment of benefits, validity
Gaines v. Home USA Prop Mgmt - preservation of error, missing transcript
Lagasse v. State - sentencing

Capozzi v. State - probation, unpronounced conditions
Essix v. State - habitual offender, sentencing guidelines
Barnes v. State - rap video, independent act jury instruction
State v. Adam - open carry charge, dismissal, no written motion
Duncan v. State - postconviction relief
Stallworth v. Legacy Rentals - adverse possession, permissive use
Paraiso CU-1 v. PRH Paraiso - attorney’s fees, taxable costs
Nader v. AIM Recovery - summary judgment, rehearing, preservation
Malek v. Malek - timesharing, evidence
New Beginning v. City First - service of process
Urbay v. State - postconviction relief
Saenz v. Diaz - timesharing, modification, insufficient record
Morales v. LVNV Funding - summary judgment, self-serving testimony
Kenmort Props v. Emergency Servs - prevailing party attorney’s fees
Morejon-Blagoev v. State - Brady violation
Wu v. Liu - arbitration, waiver, third-party beneficiary
Hernandez v. State - postconviction relief
Makaver v. Pozuelos - indirect civil contempt, pro se filings
Tapia v. State - life sentence, constitutionality

Sturrup v. State - sentencing, oral pronouncement
Molinet v. State - violent career criminal
Kiffer v. Ferreira Constr - vicarious liability
Motif Apts v. Tenat’s First - transfer venue
BD v. CD - guardianship, due process

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Sandoval v. State - postconviction relief
Williams v. State - certiorari; sentence modification, open plea
Mickler v. Iizuka - § 57.105 sanctions; release, prior judgment
Open Range v. Amerihome Mtg - foreclosure, summary judgment, stated basis
Keck v. Fortier - paternity, timesharing, parental responsibility, child support
BCD Edgewater v. EL2 Development - forum selection clause, waiver

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Castillo v. Aldahondo - domestic violence injunction
Smith v. State - jury instruction, self-defense
Renick v. State - postconviction relief

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