Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of October 13 - 17, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Bridges v. Poe - § 1983, prison abuse
USA v. Martinez - smuggling, ivory, evidence, obstruction of justice
Galarza v. One Call - employment, FLSA, insurance adjusters
Dukes v. Gregory - search and seizure, qualified immunity
USA v. Marks - competency
L Squared v. Nautilus - insurance, surplus, coverage, notice
Bolton v. Inland Fresh Seafood - ERISA, administrative exhaustion
Jones v. USA - initial hearing en banc denial, TVA Act, sovereign immunity
Coley-Pearson v. Martin - § 1983, polling site, trespass, false arrest

In re Fla R Juv P - amended rules

Dowdell v. State - Nelson hearing, sentencing, competency
Cobb v. TECO - workers’ compensation
Hicks v. State - sentencing
Showntail v. Clay - arbitration, appellate jurisdiction
Alachua v. Perry - elections, county commission, single-member system, referendum
DOR v. Harris - certiorari, paternity testing

Jasper v. State - postconviction relief
Hillard v. Largo - § 57.105 sanctions
Terry v. State - Anders process critique
Marin v. Marin - civil contempt, marital settlement agreement
Navas Bar v. Tapias - return of service, missing last name
Davis v. State - postconviction relief

Homeowners Choice v. Jeffrey - standard of review, directed verdict, jury instructions  
Martinez v. State - admissibility of collateral sex crimes
Baird v. Beyer Holdings - summary judgment, credibility determinations
Capo v. Capo - probate, contingent remainders
Morales v. Pirela - additur, new trial
Vassar v. State - sentencing, imposition of costs
Scott v. State - postconviction relief
Grape Leaf Cap v. Lafontant - summary judgment, mootness by jury verdict
Sanz v. Herrera - summary judgment, evidentiary burden
FDOT v. Henriquez - prematurity, abatement
Hinson v. Hinson - probate, in-kind distribution
Sutton v. Wilmington Trust - judicial notice, vacatur of foreclosure sale
Barros v. The Difference Ins - preservation, ratification of magistrate report
Leff v. Larez - default judgment, preservation
Bernades v. Morrison Mgmt Specialists - confirmation of arbitration award
Gooselake v. Pelaez - preservation, lack of record

De Sanus v. State - postconviction relief
State v. Demons - suppression of evidence
Nova v. Garratt-Callahan Co - attorney’s fees
Cornelius v. Haywood - offer of judgment
Lewis v. State - speedy trial
2944 Trivium Cir v. Trivium Park - arbitration

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

McClain v. State - Anders appeal, investigative costs
Sanders v. State - Anders appeal, investigative costs
Stokes v. State - postconviction relief, amendment

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

GEICO v. Yvars - UM policy limits cap
Sierra Orlando v. Allen - cost award, mootness
Furtek v. Kelley - attorney fees, entitlement, amount

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