Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of February 27 - March 3, 2023
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Leonard v Ala Bd of Pharmacy - abstention
McAlpin v. Town of Sneads - retaliation
Nealy v Warner Chappel Music - copyright
US v Turner - expert opinion, harmless error, dissent
Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee
AC v. DCF - pro se sanctions
In re Fam L Forms - new forms
First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee
Williams v. State - belated appeal
Barrs v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Williams v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
LB v. DCF - parental rights, termination, failure to prosecute
Chaky v. State - mandamus, duty to rule, mootness
Hubbert v. Universal P&C - appellate jurisdiction, nonfinal order
Ortega v. RAAC - appellate jurisdiction, untimely appeal
DH v. DCF - parental rights, termination, failure to prosecute
Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg
Richardson v. State - sentencing
EL v. AL - custody, basis to reject expert opinion
Third District Court of Appeal - Miami
LA v. State - probation, revocation
Team Health Holdings v. Caceres - dismissal, personal jurisdiction, subsidiary
Pierre v. State - consecutive sentences
IET v. Intellocorp I & IET v. Intellocorp II - settlement, breach, attorney’s fees
Stern v. City of Miami Beach - dismissal, alternative writ of mandamus, public records
Knights v. Citizens - jury instructions, verdict form
Mesa v. Citizens - policy exclusion, hearsay testimony
Certain Underwriters v. Gables Ct CA - post-loss obligations, appraisal, waiver
Curry v. Crescent Bank - scheduling, trial date
Vera v. Diaz Toledo - MSA, offer, acceptance
Robinson v. State - postconviction relief
Westbrook v. State - pro se filings, prohibition
SMO v. DCF - parental rights, termination, evidence
Moore Bode v. Wilmington Savings - lis pendens
Unborn Child v. Reyes - habeas corpus, unborn child, incarceration, inadequate record
Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach
Ezer v. Holdack - condo association, § 617.07401, derivative suit
Green v. Rockefeller-Silvia - summary judgment standard
Noa v. State - postconviction relief
Key v. State - postconviction relief
Johnston v. State - resisting arrest, sentencing
Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach
Peeples v. Carlton Palms - failure to prosecute, record activity
HERC Rentals v. Superior Site Srvcs - guaranty, joint liability
Baker v. Volusia County Sheriff - appellate jurisdiction, rendition
Strawder v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Koppe v. State - open plea, sentence
Simmons v. State - special concurrence; felon, firearm possession
White v. State - Spencer warning, pro se
Santiago v. Posey - paternity, attorney’s fees
Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland
State v. Andreskewicz - unreasonable seizure
Raducan v. State - postconviction relief
Lusby v. Canevari - temporary injunctive relief
Tuohey v. Garcia - preservation of error