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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 29 - July 2, 2026
July 02, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Edwards v. Grubbs - qualified immunity, municipal liability, punitive damages

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


Rhodes v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
Trace Elements v. Mackensen - rule 1.442, settlement proposals
Fla Bar v. Hidalgo - attorney discipline
Albisu v. State - prohibition, judicial disqualification, entire DCA

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Yeary v. Chief Judge - certiorari, administrative order, expert registry
Linder v. FCOR - mandamus, supervised release, trust account lien
Adelson v. State - preservation, venue, impartial jury     

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Gilbreth v. State - sentencing

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


HC v. DCF - dependency, preservation
Robinson v. State - sufficiency of evidence
Calixte v. State - postconviction relief
Ross v. State - postconviction relief


Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Wilson v. Palm Bch Cty - FCRA damages, sovereign immunity, Title VII preemption
CR v. Burke - student expulsion, zero-tolerance offense policy
Martin v. Moore - construction lien, defective notice
Martinez v. JP Morgan - proceedings supplementary, relation back, limitations
Richardson v. Richardson - probate, intestate, out of wedlock heirs
31 Ford v. Tenant’s Rights - transfer of venue, allegations
Bass v. Lefebvre - paternity, parenting plan, visitation, insurance, child support

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

No decisions this week

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Lewis v. State - custodial interview
Royal v. Thurston - appellate jurisdiction
Batista v. HUB Grp Trucking - deadline enforcement
Brannon v. State - case jurisdiction
Brown v. State - sentencing
Rogers v. State - supplemental briefing

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