Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of October 4 - 8, 2021
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
No decisions this week.
Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee
In re Fla R Civ P - amended discovery rules, effective 10/15/21
Boston v. State - Stand Your Ground
Levy v. Levy - family law, settlement agreement, attorney’s fees
First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee
Harris v. State - sentencing
Wilson v. State - criminal restitution
Bowie v. State - preservation of error
Townsend v. Mansfield - probate, attorney’s fees
Cabrera v. Kablelink - workers’ compensation
Thornton v. State - postconviction relief
Phillips v. Pritchett Trucking - liens, clerk of court, recordation date
Shelton v. Pasco Comm’rs - workers’ compensation
Carnes v. Ford - certiorari, expert discovery
Davis v. State - postconviction relief
Jackson v. State - postconviction relief
Rivera v. Cline - appellate jurisdiction
Melvin v. Progressive - prohibition, judicial disqualification
Brewer v. DOC - mandamus, duty to rule
Henry v. State - appellate jurisdiction, timeliness
Garvey v. Workforce Bus Servs - mandamus, clear right
AE v. DCF - parental rights, termination
EM v. DCF - parental rights, termination
Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland
Wish v. Lee Cnty - Bert Harris Act, certified question
DeSantis v. Skyline Healthcare - rule 1.190, amending pleadings
Third District Court of Appeal - Miami
Lucas v. Florida - criminal, evidence, sentencing
Ardura v. Beracha - summary judgment, res judicata
JD’s Asphalt v. Arch - construction, bond, summary judgment, bench trial
Barak v. ACS - UCC, preemption, civil theft, conversion
Garcia v. Evertz - notice of appeal, timeliness
Pomelli v. Pomelli - interlocutory, atty’s fees, sanctions
Akuwudike v. McKenzie - procedural jurisdiction
Shechter v. RV Sales - dissolution, summary judgment, damages
First Equitable Realty v. Grandview Palace - condo, declaration
Florida v. In re Forfeiture - currency seizure
CEDA Health v. State Farm - summary judgment, false billing
AIRS v. Citizens - summary judgment
Tavares v. 139th Ave - atty’s fees
State Farm v. Shotwell - coverage
Hernandez v. State - postconviction relief
Ramos v. Estate - summary judgment, tenancy by the entirety
Lindsey v. State - postconviction relief
Cerda v. Coral Gables - certiorari, procedural due process
Vialva v. Nunez - prohibition, judicial disqualification
Miller v. Mitchell - prohibition, UCCJEA
Miami-Dade School Bd v. FDH - COVID-19, mootness, fee entitlement
Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach
Chamblee v. Figueroa - rehearing, timely service
Progressive v. Head To Toe - chiropractor services, PIP
Minus v. Brockman - paternity, required attachments
In re Adoption of JSM - adoption, venue
Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach
Abouzaid v. Helmy - appellate fees
Wilson v. State - ineffective assistance, trial
Sullins v. State - postconviction relief
Douglas v. Douglas - dissolution, imputed income, alimony
DT v. DCF - parental rights, termination
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