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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of November 24 - 26, 2025
November 26, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

 

Trump v. Clinton - rule 11 sanctions, jurisdiction
USA v. Beaufils - Medicaid fraud, evidence, sentencing, perjury
In re ATIF - bankruptcy, transfer, expert opinion,

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


Fla Bar v. Fojo - attorney discipline
In re Fla R Crim P - amended rules
In re Add’l Judges - additional judges

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Sheffield v. State - sentencing
Service Am Indem v. Bahena - workers’ compensation
Russell v. DOC - employment, DOC, arbitration

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


LL v. State - juvenile delinquency
MacKenzie v. MacKenzie - prohibition, judicial disqualification

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Festival Fun Parks v. Oceaneering - assignment of contract
Universal v. Kealy - burden of proof, jury instructions, verdict form
Matos v. SafePoint - late notice, prejudice
Rey v Licea - insufficient record
Jurado v. Direct - policy, agency, misrepresentation
Johnson v. Qiu - eviction, rent deposit
Ortiz v. State - probation violation, habitual violent offender, minimum-mandatory sentence
Miller v. Ko - rehearing, tolling, abeyance
Winston Towers v. Antonioli - foreclosure of lien, notice, collection, payment records
Fisher v. Hous Auth of Key West - eviction, rehearing, appellate jurisdiction
Florence v. State - postconviction relief
Puertas v. Ruiz - relocation of children, insufficient record
Lane v. State - jail credit
2010 NW 107 Ave v. Delta Bay - eviction, rent deposit, no evidentiary hearing
Tien v. Mendez - default, appellate jurisdiction
Luna v. Hernandez - timesharing, due process
A-Team Response Restoration v. Citizens - rehearing, appellate jurisdiction

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


FIGA v. Waterfire Rest - settlement agreement, attorney’s fees
Negro-Espada v. State - sentencing

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

No written opinions released yet this week.

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Wolverton v. Wolverton - parental responsibility, child support
Fla Virtual Sch v. Calfee - sovereign immunity, preservation
Gray v. State - sentencing, harmless error
Sanzaro v. Crowe - summary disposition
Barker v. Rodriguez - summary disposition
DeFino v. Periodontal & Implant Dentistry - summary disposition
Yang v. MAA WWARRS - summary disposition

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