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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of June 24-28, 2024
June 28, 2024

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Smith v. Marcus & Millichap - class action, skilled nursing, R&R, waiving objections
Usme v. CMI Leisure Mgmt - forum selection clause, marine vessel, Covid-19
Guzman v. Robinhood Markets - class action, antitrust, securities
Greater Birm Ministries v. Ala Sec of State - Nat’l Voter Registration Act, voter lists, public disclosure

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


Pinellas Cnty v. Joiner - ad valorem taxes, sovereign immunity
Fla Bar v. Grieco - attorney discipline
In re Fla Fam Law Rules Pro - amended rules

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


Wodford v. State - inconsistent verdict
Jackson v. State - plea, not reserving issues for appeal
Johnson v. State - pro se sanctions
Ames v. State - postconviction relief
Calvin v. Dixon - pro se sanctions
Johnson v. State - pro se sanctions
Johnson v. State - more pro se sanctions
Edwards v. Dixon - pro se sanctions
Davis v. State - pro se sanctions

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Pasco v. Gamble - appellate jurisdiction

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Int’l Speedway v. GEICO - intervention
Tropical Audubon Soc’y v. Miami-Dade Cnty - comprehensive plan, agency’s findings, evidence
Caster v. Miller - disqualification of counsel
Motors v. Alvarez - default, excusable neglect
Alvarez v. State - agency’s findings, evidence, hearsay
SafePoint v. Castellanos - attorney’s fees, multiplier, evidence
Pomeranz v. Rones - personal jurisdiction, waiver
Williams v. State - postconviction relief
Jolibois v. Sch Bd of Miami-Dade Cnty - declaratory action, disqualification of judge
Tucker v. Little Haiti Housing Ass’n - ownership of property, summary judgment evidence
State v. Myers - motion to suppress, invocation of Miranda rights
Tyson v. Perez - sanctions. discovery violations
Wilson v. State - Nelson inquiry
Whalen v. Choquehuanca - domestic violence injunction, unrecorded hearing
E Coast Invests v. Delia - writ of possession, inconsistent verdicts
92 On Bay v. River Front Master Ass’n - sale of common elements, temporary injunction
LXA v. State - uncharged crimes, admissibility
Crown Asset Mgmt v. Bribiesca - small claims action, service of process, dismissal
Bernard v. State - resentencing
Verijet v. Vision Leasing - default, excusable neglect

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


Frank v. State - sentencing, costs of supervision
SoHo Ocean v. PG Secur - agency, duty to disclose, principal
Gentry v. State - general magistrate, recommended order, preservation

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach


Hurley v. Veon - marital settlement, equitable ownership, intangible asset, attorney’s fees
Nelson v. State - rehearing; sentencing
Terry v. State – postconviction relief
State v. Boutiette - vacated conviction, self-defense immunity
Auto Club Ins v. Express Care - reimbursement, PIP benefits, statutory schedule
DiGiorgio v. DiGiorgio - dissolution, notice of appeal, jurisdiction
Hoehaver v. State - suppression, plain smell doctrine, warrantless search
Long v. Family Support Srvcs - negligence, foster child placement, jury instruction  
Prince v. State - Anders appeal, firearm enhancement
Phillips v. State - Anders appeal, cost of prosecution

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland


Wright v. State - sentencing
Gary v. State - postconviction relief, preservation
DCF v. LD - termination of parental rights

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