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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of October 27 - 31, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

 

Bastias v. US Att’y Gen - immigration
Casa Express v. Venezuela - judgment execution, ancillary jurisdiction
Saadi v. Maroun - judgment execution, fraudulent transfers

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


In re Fla R Crim P - amended rules
Fla Bar v. Sarkin - bar discipline
In re Fla Prob R - amended rule

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Ash v. State - Anders, briefing, standards
Carney v. Cape Coral - administrative review, fees, jurisdiction
Henderson v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


\Johns Hopkins v. Kowalski - high profile false imprisonment, emotional distress
Krocka v. Public Storage - summary judgment, storage unit, goods, sale, notice
Passco Cypress Creek v. Neidinger - landlord tenant

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Philip Morris v. Jordan - hearsay, harmless error test, concurrence, dissent 
Osorio v. State - self-representation, no order of no incarceration
Schultheis v. Schultheis - fees for fees, concurrence, dissent 
Wax v. Friedman - subject matter jurisdiction, residency
Harman v. Alonso - relocation of children, evidence
State v. Poke - suppression of statements and evidence, traffic stop
Gibson v. State - probation revocation, no written order
Walker v. Walker - marital settlement, interpretation
Coll Health v. Zahid - breach of contract, no marketable title
Slocum v. State - probation violation, evidence
Ramsey v. City First - personal jurisdiction, waiver
Khare v. Khare - insufficient record, preservation
Saint Fleur v.  Deutsche Bank - insufficient record
Kraushaar v. Kraushaar - certiorari, discovery, emotional support animal
Johnson v. State - habeas, extradition, waiver

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


King v. State - sentencing, costs
Weinstein v. Weinstein - attorney’s fees, premature
Katana v. State - jail credit

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Sussman v. State - mandamus; Spencer warning, pro se
Williams v. State - postconviction relief

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Raber v. State - DUI, double jeopardy
Shassian v. Riverwalk Park - contract dispute, issue of fact
Rabelo v. State - downward departure sentence
Orange County v. Kennedy - unchallenged grounds require affirmance
Lozano v. State - summary disposition
Castellon v. State - postconviction relief


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