Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of August 25 - 29, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

ECB v. Savencia Cheese - personal jurisdiction
Hoak v. NCR - ERISA, employer’s top hat compensation plans
Henry v. Tuscaloosa Sheriff - en banc order, vacating this decision, sex offender penalties

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Bell v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended rules
In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended rules
In re Fla Prob R - amended rule
In re Fla Prob R - amended rules

First Dstrict Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Janssen v. State - Miranda
GRUA v. Gainesville - injunction petition, special election

Second Distric Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Custom Homes Triumph v. Sverdlow - certiorari, construction lien, discharge
Stevens v. Fla Peninsula - rule 1.442, settlement proposal, release
Fla Homeowner Equity v. Fairchild - judicial disqualification, preservation of error
Hillsborough Clerk v. Rangel - sanctions, nonexistent case law

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Moore v. State - sentencing enhancement, harmless error
Regan v. State - impeachment, prior inconsistent statement
JJLJJ v. Arraiz - judgment, evidence
Perrin v. DOT - easement, extinguishment
Buttes v. State - warrantless entry, exigent circumstances
Groom v. Est of Naughton - judgment, evidence
Mendia v. Galvez - homestead rights, waiver
Cosmic v. Hudson - hearsay exception, former testimony
Hewell v. Hewell - equitable distribution, insufficient record
Ortiz v. Performance - new trial, discretion
CG v. State - burglary, insufficient evidence
Dean v. Troy - summary affirmance
Romero v. State - right to remain silent, comments
Kelly v. State - possession of shotgun, elements
Hollingsworth v. Castellanos - insufficient record
Takefman v. Pickleball Club - nonexistent case law
Cherry v. State - postconviction relief
Cordero v. State - burglary, sentence
Livingston v. DOC - habeas, barred claims

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Antezana v. Kimley-Horn - rehearing, dismissal, negligence, city water
Mooney v. Color Le Palais - HOA, restrictive covenant, injunction, prerequisites, certified conflict
Rivera v. State - postconviction relief
Allen v. State - sentencing
Georgetown v. Elie - rule 1.540(b), nonfinal order, appellate jurisdiction
Alfonzo v. Rosenberg - pre-suit settlement, enforcement, appellate jurisdiction

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Davis v. State - grand theft auto; competency, fundamental error
Fulmore v. State - postconviction relief
Blumberg v. Sec First Ins - insurance, attorney’s fees; statutory amendments, retroactivity

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Avalos v. State - sentencing, harmless error
Marcionette v. Marcionette - filing in wrong division
Romero v. Gonzalez - summary disposition


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