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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of March 17 - 21, 2025
March 21, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Kanapuram v. CIS - immigration
Wu v. Liu - removal, arbitration, remand, appellate jurisdiction
USA v. Morris - jury interrogatory, specific firearm
Malak v. Soc Sec - disability benefits

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


In re Fla R GP&JA - amended rules
In re Fla Prob R - amended rule, forms

First Dstrict Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Gazoombi v. State - en banc, appellate jurisdiction, sentencing
CBHIV v. Walton - beach access easement
Hope Hospice v. AHCA - certificate of need, hospice
Homeowners Choice v. Clark - insurance, payment, actual cash value, breach
Mims v. State - search and seizure
Davis v. State - postconviction relief
Wharton v. State - pro se sanctions

Second Distric Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


East Winds v. Sky Harbour - § 57.105 sanctions
Tampa Gen v. Jackman - certiorari, discovery
Integrated Health Servs v. DeSantis - arbitration

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Pla v. Rierson - clarification, prior inconsistent statement, invited error
Fontainebleau v. Westchester - policy interpretation,  business interruption
Andersen v. FPL - expert testimony, weight
Bamba v. State - sentence, preservation
Stivelman v. Stivelman - alimony, jurisdiction
Progressive v. Gonzalez - bad faith, civil remedy notice
Septentriona v. Keystone - summary judgment, fraud, no evidence
Tien v. Excalibur - dismissal, towing
PDX v. Romazer - intervention after final judgment
Busto v. Arias - equitable distribution, evidence
Chera v. De La Riva - removal of tenant, untimely appeal
Smith v. DOR - child support, preservation
MDPN v. DCF - termination of parental rights, evidence
Scott v. Broughton - defamation, insufficient record

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Delancy v. State - severing trials, other crimes evidence
Nicholas v. Nicholas - marital dissolution, attorney’s fees
Strolla v. Strolla - marital dissolution, expenses, evidence

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Frazier v. Dodd - dissolution, equitable distribution, alimony
Drozd v. Amatus Health - certified conflict; Florida Private Whistleblower’s Act, actual violation
Dawson v. State - Anders appeal, fine, capital offense
Abboud v. Abboud - appellate sanctions, pro se filing restrictions
Diaz v. Nolan - paternity, timesharing, partition
Lagunas v. State - concession of error, withdraw plea
Hogg v. State - Anders appeal, probation revocation
Perez v. State - postconviction relief, sentence

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Sanzaro v. Crowe - telephonic appearance
Febles v. Rodriguez - summary disposition
Hernandez v. State – postconviction relief

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