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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 22 - 26, 2026
June 26, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Scott v. Daytona Beach - First Amendment, panhandling restrictions, standing, injunction
Braggs v. Ala DOC - PLRA, Eighth Amendment, prison conditions
US All Star Fed v. Open Cheer & Dance - trademarks
Hayles v. US Att’y Gen - appellate jurisdiction, immigration

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


Roberts v. State - capital case, direct appeal
State v. Times - search and seizure, Fla knock-and-announce
In re Fla Prob R - amended rules

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Rego v. DOR - per curiam reversal, no explanation
Woods v. State - double jeopardy, evidence, gruesome photographs
Peterson v. DOR - confession of error, child support
Wells v. Wells - Applegate affirmance, no transcript, extensive discussion

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Master Dry Out v. State Farm - statutory interpretation, fee-shifting, § 627.7152
Bell v. State - order striking poor Anders brief
Kopel v. Kopel - Applegate affirmance
Wal-Mart v. Johnson - premises liability, independent contractor defense
Big Gates Records v. Stewart - breach of contract, corporate existence, beneficiary, performance

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Valdez v. Progressive - priority
Garvin v. State - postconviction relief
Pierre v. State  - postconviction relief
Mojica v. State  - child abuse, mental injury, expert testimony, dissent
Alcalde v. Alcalde - child support, laches
DN v. AME - certiorari, adoption, evidentiary hearing
Vera v. Parkwood CA - premises liability, responsibility to maintain, evidence
Zambrano v. Quintana - residential eviction, sanctions
Javitt v. N Bay Vill - second-tier certiorari, no written opinion
Omoruyi v. Falla - insufficient record, disqualification of judge
Universal v. Dameras - attorney’s fees, evidence
Adonel v. Furshman - settlement, enforcement
Souza v. Oliveira - ancillary subject matter jurisdiction, evidentiary hearing
Rodriguez v. Nob Hill W CA - insufficient transcript
Moore v. State - general criminal behavior, admissibility


Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Columbus574 v. Deppert - contingency fee multiplier
Ciprovski v. Crooks - partition proceeds
Zambezi v. Deppert - judgment on the pleadings
Castaneda v. Portfolio Recovery - substitute service
Gorfin v. Hall - physical delivery
Miami Beach Healthcare v. Donoway - venue

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Deltona Transformer v. Deltran Ops - buyout election, irrevocable, § 607.1436(1)
State v. Davis - prison releasee reoffender, § 775.082(9); set aside
Wells v. State - postconviction relief
Hudson v. State - Anders appeal, scrivener’s error
Abboud v. Abboud - Spencer warning, pro se
Elswick v. State - postconviction relief

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Davidson v. Chang-Warner - fabricated citations
Argentine v. State - sentencing
Evans v. State - sentencing

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