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

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Albert v. Ass’n of Anti-Money Laundering - ADA, § 309
NRA v. Bondi - firearms, sales to minors, young adults, constitutional challenges
Org of Prof Aviculturists v. FDLA - Wild Exotic Bird Conservation Act
Donald v. Norris - qualified immunity
James v. DOC - capital case, stay of execution
USA v. Davis - drug possession, evidence, sentencing, Faretta inquiry
USA v. Schreck - passport by false statement, evidence
Littlejohn v. Leon Cnty Sch Bd - schools, children’s gender, § 1983
Polelle v. Fla Sec’y of State - elections, closed primary, constitutional challenge
USA v. Sotelo - sentencing, child pornography

In re Fla R Crim P - amended rule
Fla Bar v. Watson - attorney discipline
Fla Bar v. Leigh - attorney discipline
James v. State - capital case, postconviction relief

Belc v. State - fundamental error, cross-examination, search and seizure
DOC v. Paulcin - mandamus, due process, inmate discipline
Domer v. Martin - equitable distribution
Schmigel v. Schmigel - domestic violence injunctions
Ledent v. State - appellate jurisdiction, untimely rehearing

CMB v. State - dependency, contempt
Mid-Am Apart Comm’y v. Gonzalez - arbitration
Maceda v. State - sentencing

Barnett v. State - prior inconsistent statement, suspension of counsel
Wal-Mart v. Pineda - spoliation of evidence, jury instruction
State v. McKinney - probation modification, appellate jurisdiction
Betancourt v. Citizens - summary judgment, preexisting damage
Alvarez v. Stochetti - child support, marital assets
Monroe Cnty v. Sunset Gardens - mootness of appeal, fine, preemption of state regulation
DeCastro v. State - disqualification of judge, harmless error
Ravelo v. Payret - default judgment, vacatur
Pierre's Caribbean v.  LeaseFlorida - lease guaranty, jury trial waiver
Halegua v. Lerner - attorney’s fees,  allocation
Yonan v. Douglas Gardens - insufficient record
Rogers v. Guardianship Program - deed, waiver of homestead rights
Prichard v. Galicia - certiorari, civil contempt, fine
Cimbler v. Greemberg - prohibition, disqualification of judge

Deluca v. Schicker - attorney’s fees, stipulation
Ellis v. Titan Restoration Constr - remediation, assignment agreement
McCray v. State - sentencing
Asper v. State - abuse of judicial process

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Navy Credit Union v. Nicholas Financial - garnishment, jurisdiction
Desue v. State - cost of prosecution
Stoll v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Ross v. State - Anders appeal, ministerial corrections
Blake v. Fares - domestic violence injunction, substantial evidence
DCF v. LW - child custody, shelter

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Middlebrook v. State - cross-examination, bias
Garner v. Marlin Constr Grp - licensing, statutory construction
Pavilion at Healthpark v. Park Royal Hosp - unrequested injunctive relief

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