{"id":10655,"date":"2026-05-11T20:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/florida-appeals-court-decisions-week-of-may-4-8-2026-carlton-fields\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T20:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:03:25","slug":"florida-appeals-court-decisions-week-of-may-4-8-2026-carlton-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/florida-appeals-court-decisions-week-of-may-4-8-2026-carlton-fields\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of May 4 – 8, 2026 | Carlton Fields"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fulton v. Fulton Cnty<\/a><\/em> – en banc, vacating this<\/a><\/em> prior opinion, Takings Clause, remedies
Alvarez v. Fed Detention Ctr<\/a><\/em> – immigration, aliens, bond
Great Bowery v. Consequence Sound<\/a><\/em> – Copyright Act, standing, Annie Leibovitz<\/p>\n

Florida Supreme Court – Tallahassee<\/strong><\/p>\n

No decisions this week<\/p>\n

First District Court of Appeal – Tallahassee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drinkard v. State<\/a><\/em> – murder trial, 12-person jury, juror interview
Leighton v. Kratos Logistics<\/a><\/em> – workers\u2019 compensation
Musser v. Wilmington Sav<\/a><\/em> – reformation, loan modification, summary judgment
Super Green v. Universal P&C<\/a><\/em> – insurance, property, assignment of benefits<\/p>\n

Second District Court of Appeal – St. Petersburg<\/strong><\/p>\n

Greenaker v. Universal P&C<\/a><\/em> – insurance, damages valuations, motion in limine
Nuce Acoustic v. DeLesline Constr<\/a><\/em> – pleading defenses, affirmative defenses
DCF v. Sardo<\/a><\/em> – certiorari, competence, involuntary commitment
State v. Brady<\/a><\/em> – search and seizure, probation violation, interlocutory appeal, jurisdiction<\/p>\n

Third District Court of Appeal – Miami<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rivera-Enriquez v. State<\/a> <\/em>– lesser offense, amended information, hearsay
State v. Paul<\/em><\/a> <\/em>– hearing continuance
Wallace v. Wallace<\/em><\/a> – guardianship, inadequate record
Medrano-Chavez v. State<\/em><\/a> – bolstering, harmless error
Camacho v. Camacho<\/em><\/a> – self-proving will, notarization
Cox v. State<\/em><\/a> <\/em>– postconviction relief
Someillan v. State<\/em><\/a> – postconviction relief
JF v. DCF –<\/em>–<\/a> psychiatric evaluation
JL v. DCF<\/em><\/a> <\/em>– certiorari, dismissal, irreparable harm
Ontario Wound v. Legacy Med<\/em><\/a> – certiorari, \u2018cat out of the bag\u2019
Norman v. State<\/em><\/a> <\/em>– postconviction relief<\/p>\n

Fourth District Court of Appeal – West Palm Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n

McDowell v. Moore<\/a><\/em> – directed verdict; contract; fiduciary duty; fraudulent inducement
Pantola v. BNY Mellon<\/a><\/em> – foreclosure, concurrence, hybrid Zoom hearing, trial record
Wells Fargo v. Rio Poco<\/a><\/em> – dismissal, four corners of complaint, condition precedent
Mineo v. Do<\/a><\/em> – HOA, \u00a7\u00a7 617.07401, 720.305, pre-suit requirements, derivative claims
Shitiat v. Giacomarra<\/a><\/em> – paternity, sanctions, due process
Klayman v. Portfolio Media<\/a><\/em> – rule 1.540(b)(3), fraud; anti-SLAPP, \u00a7 768.295(3)
Jones v. State<\/a><\/em> – criminal restitution
Fuller v. HCA Florida<\/a><\/em> – pro se, appellate briefs, deficiencies
Lewis v. FHSMV<\/a><\/em> – second-tier certiorari relief, civil traffic infraction, incomplete record<\/p>\n

Fifth District Court of Appeal – Daytona Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n

State v. Rivernider<\/a><\/em> – sentence, downward departure
Suleymanov v. Winston Premier<\/a><\/em> – personal jurisdiction, dismissal
Central Fla Psych v. Comas<\/a> <\/em>– certiorari; summary judgment, immunity
Munnerlyn v. State<\/a> <\/em>– contemporaneous objection, speculation, harmless error
Wells v. State<\/a><\/em> – postconviction relief
DCF v. Williams<\/a><\/em> – certiorari; commitment<\/p>\n

Sixth District Court of Appeal – Lakeland<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thime v. State<\/a><\/em> – sentencing
Cook v. State<\/a><\/em> – postconviction relief
Simon v. State<\/a><\/em> – continuance
Griffin v. State<\/a><\/em> – sentencing
Abrams v. State<\/a><\/em> – sentencing
King v. State<\/a><\/em> – sentencing<\/p>\n\n

The provided links above may be available for a limited time only, as courts sometimes relocate opinions on their websites. Should that occur, please use the \u201cwritten opinions archive\u201d links provided below each court header to search for the opinion using the case name. The availability of opinions through these channels may vary and is subject to the discretion of the courts.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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