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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of October 26 - 30, 2026
October 30, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

 

USA v. Lemaine - bond violation, sentence
O’Kelley v. Ga Diag Warden - habeas corpus
USA v. Rizo - sentencing
Safe Affordable Ga v. Ethics Chair - elections, fundraising, mootness
Cormier v. Fl DOC - habeas corpus

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


RJ’s v. Crown Castle - recorded deeds, fee-shifting provisions, running with land
Fla Bar v. Medina - attorney discipline
Mangushev v. Alpha Team - all writs jurisdiction
Guardado v. State - capital case, postconviction relief

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Williams v. State - murder, discovery violations
Jackson v. State - lewd lascivious battery, twelve-person jury
Short v. Short - alimony, findings
Johnson v. Comerford - mandamus, nonmootness
Crowley v. State - sexual battery, molestation, evidence, double jeopardy

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Dunlop v. State - failure to maintain lane, certified conflict
Cleveland v. State - sentencing
Damiano v. State - twelve-person jury
Johnson v. State - twelve-person jury
Diamond Edge v. Moorings - arbitration
Matthews v. State - twelve-person jury
Tracz v. State - postconviction relief
Advanced Wound v. Contact Med Supply - service of process, equitable estoppel

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


People's Tr v. Almora - evidence, prejudgment interest, verdict form
Coleman v. State - evidence, closing, demonstrative exhibit
Arciniegas v. State - evidence
Cadeau v. Sedanos Supermarket - insufficient record
Maloney v. Better Blind - personal jurisdiction
Dombrower v. Jingco - disqualification
Villars v. Buckley Towers - assessments, law of case doctrine
Mesamours v. State - rehearing, Melbourne challenge, concurrence, dissent
Martinez v. Guardia - disqualification, timeliness
LC v DCF - consent default, vacatur
Panov v. Panova - prohibition, disqualification
Friend v. Tamiami - amendment, punitive damages
Laguna v. Berry Farm - premises liability, immunity, agritourism operator
Alvarez v. Cueto - equitable distribution, attorney’s fees, appellate jurisdiction
Citizens v. Rodriguez - attorney’s fees, current market billing rate
Bloktech v. BD FL Notes - intervention, property interest
Hernandez v. Barclays - foreclosure sale, preservation
Gimenez v. Bargain - eviction, defenses, insufficient record
Homeowners v. Moise - earth movement and settlement exclusions, damages 
Porsche v. Collection - personal jurisdiction, concurrence


Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Allen v. Beth Israel Outpatient - motion to dismiss

Warren v. State - probable cause
Carroll v. Weger - protection against stalking
Taplin Falls v. Brown - final judgment, jurisdiction
Wright v. Gelin - qualification requirements

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Malone v. Malone - dissolution, equitable distribution, debt assignment
Martin v. Posadas - mechanic’s lien, discharge, timely appeal
Marangoni v. EO Marangoni - prohibition; Spencer warning, pro se

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Primm v. State - Apprendi, postconviction relief
Cox v. A New Hope - Spencer bar, pro se

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