Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of January 13-17, 2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Guan v. Ellingsworth Res CA - bankruptcy

Doty v. State - capital case, postconviction relief

Owens v. State - postconviction relief, multiple motions
Davis v. State - mandamus
Hepburn v. State - ineffective assistance, appellate counsel

Dixon v. State - murder, principal, evidence
Hatcher v. State - use of weapon
Henderson v. Gualtieri - habeas corpus, forfeiting bond

McCauley v. State - involuntary intoxication, admissibility
Mendoza v. State - competency, no written order
Carbonell v. Telemundo Television Studios - borrowed employee, immunity
Casanas v. Tandron - temporary injunction, no factual findings
Elitex Program v. Partners & Friends Grp - summary judgment, insufficient evidence
Perez v. Citizens - late notice, presumption of prejudice
Presha v. State - convicted felon status, stipulation
Clark v. Clark - intervention, equitable distribution, waiver
Seduction Cosmetic Ctr v. Dunbar - arbitration clause, interpretation
Mendoza v. VA Crudele Dredging - breach of contract, statute of limitations
Landa v. Briceno - failure to timely effectuate service, dismissal, appellate jurisdiction
Gonzalez v. Henry - timesharing, modification
Montero v. State - return of property, timeliness
Phinney v. Phinney - disqualification of counsel
Engelhardt v. Aronoff - certiorari, discovery, financial information
Bair v. State - certiorari, withdrawal of counsel

Palm Beach Resurfacing v. Floyd – construction lien; unenforceable contract remedy
Alli v. Sanchez – child support; modification
Meikle v. U-Haul – arbitration; stay; minor; non-contracting party
In re: Name Change of M.T.F. – minor child; name change; best interests evidence

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Rosado v. Samuelsen - paternity, retroactive child support, oral pronouncement
State v. Yanes-Blanco - human smuggling, § 787.07(1)
Bell v. Bell - dissolution, car loan
Gore v. State - concurrence; sentence
Constant v. State - Anders appeal, fine
Rios v. State - ineffective assistance, trial

O'Neil v. State - sentencing, fundamental error

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