Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of March 30 - April 3, 2026

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Williams v. Ala - sentencing, new mitigation evidence
USA v. Fla - ADA Title II, medically complex children, institutionalization, injunction
AG v. Northbrook - Trafficking Victims Protection Reauth Act, civil beneficiary claim

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

No decisions this week

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Sanderson v. State - sentencing, Erlinger
Moore Law Firm v. Ft Walton Bridge Auth - untimely appeal
Hill v. State - sentencing, Erlinge

Second District Court of Appeal - St. Petersburg

Amin v. Wolfgang Puck - personal jurisdiction, evidentiary hearing
Kesler v. Progressive Select - certiorari, bad faith claim, attorney-client and work product

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

Sandalwood v. Estevez - sale of property, contract formation
Lopez v. U-Haul - third-party claimants, standing
Ramallah v. Brickell Grp - sham pleading, preservation
Cioi v. DNP - repairs, payment, no written estimate
Toledo v. Torres - divorce, vacatur, no evidentiary hearing
Tanis v. Destin - insufficient record, anticipatory repudiation
Len v. State - confidential records, unsealing
Arista v. HP - pro se party, attorney’s fees
Barnett v. Linda - attorney’s fees, costs, appellate jurisdiction
Castellanos v. Citizens - late notice, presumption of prejudice
Cortes v. Cortes - general magistrate, no consent
Barnett v. Simonet - directed verdict, evidence
Brown v. State - mistrial, credibility
Palm Beach Gen v. Grazioli - certiorari, presuit investigation
Cardenas v. White Pine - coverage, expert affidavit, judicial delay
US Bank v. Carey - foreclosure sale, due process

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Frank v. Conlan - probate, interested person
Carn v. State - cross-examination, scope
Hypoluxo v. Lloyd’s - statute of limitations, motion to dismiss
Chetu v. CA Short - consequential damages
Montaque v. State - preservation
Rigoli v. Preserve - final order
Johnson v. Muscella - pro se pleadings
Johnson v. Sobota - pro se pleadings
K&M v. Brown Elec - public construction bond
Small v. State - jail credit

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Oliver v. State - sexual battery, custody; unlawful sexual activity, minor; double jeopardy
Ella v. Madden - summary judgment, ejectment, quiet title, conflicting evidence
McBride v. Keller - rehearing; dismissal, prejudice
Guerra v. State - grand theft; stolen property, dealing; § 812.025
TFV v. State - delinquency, residential program, uncounseled plea, conceded error

Sixth District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Stoutenburgh v. Stoutenburgh - dissolution of marriage, attorneys’ fees
H&S Inv Grp v. Spiker - costs
Daley v. Elevate Roofing - default judgment
Kaiser v. State - suppression of evidence
Universal Prop v. Liberatore - contemporaneous objection
Geise v. Fleck - riparian rights
Progressive v. Rivera - nonfinal appeal
Morrobel v. State - sentencing


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