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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of January 15 - 19, 2018
January 15, 2018

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

PETA v. Miami Seaquarium - Endangered Species Act 
Cita Trust Co v. Fifth Third Bank - contractual limitations period, leave to amend 
US v. Brown - sentencing, ACCA 
Pierre v. US - immigration 
Turner v. Wells - defamation


Florida Supreme Court – Tallahassee

Fla Bar v. Christensen - attorney discipline 
Quince v. State - capital case, intellectual disability 
Quince v. State - capital case, postconviction relief 
In re Fla R Jud Admin - court records, public access, involuntary assessments


First District Court of Appeal – Tallahassee

Inlet Beach v. Enclave - litigation privilege, malicious prosecution 
Pickett v. Copeland - stalking injunction; legislative staff analysis 
Leija v. Byrd - repeat violence injunction


Second District Court of Appeal – Lakeland

Hubbard v. State - sentencing 
Amica v. Willis - insurance, UM coverage 
Bryant v. State - probation revocation 
Carrion v. State - competency 
Roberts v. State - scrivener's error 
Blue v. RJ Reynolds - substitution of parties 
Hyre v. State - child hearsay 
New v. DMS - retirement benefits 
Verrier v. Oaks - parenting plan


Third District Court of Appeal – Miami

Aguilar v. State - blood test results; double jeopardy 
Deutsche Bank v. SFL Prop - foreclosure, limitations statute 
Siegel v. Cross Senior Care - JNOV, unsupported expert testimony 
Ashear v. Sklarey - property sale; ready, willing, able 
Harris v. State - search and seizure 
Deprince v. Starboard Cruise - diamond sale, unilateral mistake, price 
Romaguera v. Trust Mortgage - attorney's fees, foreclosure 
Sampson Farm v. Parmenter - personal jurisdiction 
Mitchell v. State - probation revocation 
Luma v. State - pro se sanctions


Fourth District Court of Appeal – West Palm Beach

Jones v. Fed Nat'l Ins Co - insurance; jury instructions 
14269 BT v. Wellington - code enforcement 
Rivas v. BONY - appellate jurisdiction


Fifth District Court of Appeal – Daytona Beach

Mathis v. State - costs; section 939.06, rule 9.400(a) 
Landers v. State Farm - rehearing; insurance, appraisal 
McGinnis v. Irwin - attorney's fees, findings 
Solarblue v. Jones - personal jurisdiction 
Mendenhall v. State - probation violation, preservation 
Hall v. Marion County - summary judgment; discrimination, retaliation 
Utile v. State - postconviction relief 
Benway v. State - sentence
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