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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 1 - 5, 2026
June 05, 2026

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Shaikh v. Fox News - frivolous claims lacking subject matter jurisdiction
USA v. Niksich - foreign bank accounts, Eighth Amendment challenge
Lil Joe Records v. Won - Copyright Act, termination interest, bankruptcy
USA v. Smith - postconviction relief
Smith v. Slott - bankruptcy
Light v. LVNV Funding - FDCPA, injury, standing

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee


Citizens of Fla v. PSC - utility rate increase
In re Fla Sm Cl R - amended rules
In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended rule, trust accounts

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee


KH v. DCF - parental rights, termination
Jeff Kennel Club v. Fla Gaming Comm’n - pari-mutuel license, revocation, constitutional challenge
Judkins v. State - search and seizure
Luker v. State - competency
Torrey v. Rivera - incarcerated plaintiff, appearance
Monticello Elderly Housing v. Borders - eviction, lease, payment

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg


Baez v. DOC - civil restitution lien, limitations
NU v. DCF - parental rights, termination
Cuyler v. Freedom Mort - appellate jurisdiction

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami


Alvarado-Balmaceda v. State - harmless error
Best&Beam v. Silverstone - summary judgment, unpled theory
Villars v. Buckley Towers - default judgment

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach


OAG v. Wellness Program - FDUTPA, individual liability
Citizens Prop v. Black Diamond - insurance, § 627.7152, “assignment agreement”
Bachtiar v. Leonardo - real estate contract, closing date extension, oral modification
Artis v. Stephens - real estate, partition, credits, set-offs
Sangha v. Riedel - marital dissolution, temporary relief, undifferentiated support, dissent
Herman v. Ewers - attorney’s fees, appellate preservation
Sheff v. Sheff - marital dissolution, nominal alimony, dissent
Williams v. Williams - marital dissolution, marital assets, reservation of jurisdiction
Lightsey v. State - postconviction relief
Hallandale Bch v. Shames - foreclosure sale, surplus funds, code violation liens, dissent
Miramar v. Braga - § 286.011(1), arbitration hearings, public employee, open to public
Scheen v. Drozdovitch - marital dissolution, equitable distribution
Johnson v. Johnson - marital dissolution, equitable distribution
Sackett v. Tubero - landlord/tenant, attorney’s fees, costs, reductions, judicial ultimatum
Oakes v. State - capital felony, twelve-person jury, sexual battery

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Barfield v. Case Confidential - written opinion, unseal records
Yelvington v. Yelvington - trust dispute, assets
Hale v. Sleiman - slip and fall, premises liability, legal duty, lessor
Fromme v. Johnson - cyberstalking
Singh v. State - return of personal property, concession of error

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Gaul v. Gaul - marital dissolution, alimony
Schmitt v. Fla Injury Law Firm - attorneys’ fees
Walgreen Co v. Pappalardo - indemnity contract

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