Florida Supreme Court, 2016

138 opinions

FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS RE D.J.C. 2016-01-11
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS re M.C.Q. 2016-01-12
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS re M.A.D. 2016-01-12
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS re N.D.B. 2016-01-12
STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Jimmy MOORE, Jr., Respondent 2016-01-14
Raymond M. AUSTIN, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-01-14
Hugo MIRANDA, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-01-14
In re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 2016-01-14
Andrew Richard ALLRED, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee 2016-01-14
In re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF JUVENILE PROCEDURE 2016-01-21
Otis D. BLAXTON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-01-21
Robert Joe LONG, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee 2016-01-21
In re AMENDMENTS TO the RULES REGULATING the FLORIDA BAR-STANDARDS FOR BOARD CERTIFICATION IN CONDOMINIUM AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT LAW 2016-01-21
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS re K.M.B. 2016-01-22
In re AMENDMENTS TO the ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF the FLORIDA BAR 2016-01-27
Gerardo GUZMAN, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-01-28
STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Eric LUCAS, Respondent 2016-01-28
In re AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION 2.425 2016-02-04
Pablo IBAR, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee; Pablo Ibar, Petitioner, v. Julie L. Jones, etc., Respondent 2016-02-04
Jennifer BRINKMANN, Appellant, v. Tyron FRANCOIS, etc., et al., Appellees 2016-02-04
Lennart S. KOO, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-02-11
Joseph Peter CLARKE, et al., Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee 2016-02-11
In re AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF JUVENILE PROCEDURE 8.150 2016-02-11
Neil K. SALAZAR, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee; Neil K. Salazar, Petitioner, v. Julie L. Jones, etc., Respondent 2016-02-18
Ana Maria CARDONA, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee/Cross-Appellant 2016-02-18
James Houston ROUGHTON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-02-25
Adrian FRIDMAN, Petitioner, v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, Respondent 2016-02-25
CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, Appellant, v. June DHAR, Appellee 2016-02-25
Ronald WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-03-03
Ivana Vidovic MLINAR, Petitioner, v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., et al., Respondents 2016-03-03
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS re J.J.J. 2016-03-03
Tommy L. GREEN, Sr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-03-10
Jonathon KNIGHT, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-03-10
STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Robert Franklin FLOYD, Respondent 2016-03-10
Noel PLANK, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-03-17
Anamaria SANTIAGO, Petitioner, v. MAUNA LOA INVESTMENTS, LLC, Respondent 2016-03-17
James ROBERTSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee 2016-03-17
Lucille Ruth SOFFER, etc., Petitioner, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Respondent 2016-03-17
R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Pamela CICCONE, etc., Respondent 2016-03-24
Kelly PATON, Petitioner, v. GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE CO., Respondent 2016-03-24
In re AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION 2.535 2016-03-24
ADVISORY OPINION TO the ATTORNEY GENERAL re RIGHTS OF ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS REGARDING SOLAR ENERGY CHOICE. Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General re Rights of Electricity Consumers regarding Solar Energy Choice (FIS) 2016-03-31
In re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASE-REPORT NO. 2015-05 2016-04-07
In re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2015-03 2016-04-07
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Petitioner, v. Dorthy SCHWEFRINGHAUS, et al., Respondents 2016-04-07
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS re J.A.M. 2016-04-13
In re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2015-04 2016-04-14
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, JACKSONVILLE POLICE & FIRE PENSION FUND, etc., Petitioner, v. Curtis W. LEE, Respondent 2016-04-14
Nils FUTCH, Petitioner, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, Respondent 2016-04-14
In re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-INSTRUCTIONS 7.8, 7.8(A), and 11.1-11.6(A) 2016-04-14
M.M., etc., Petitioner, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al., Respondents 2016-04-14
In re AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION 2.516 AND 2.525 2016-04-14
STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Michael Lindsey McADAMS, Respondent; Michael Lindsey McAdams, Petitioner, v. State of Florida, Respondent 2016-04-21
Thomas RIGTERINK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee 2016-04-21
Jean Claude NOEL, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent; Jean Claude Noel, Petitioner, v. State of Florida, Respondent 2016-04-21
In re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CIVIL CASES-REPORT NO. 15-02 2016-04-21
STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Kyle R. QUEIOR, Respondent 2016-04-21
In re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CIVIL CASES-REPORT NO. 15-01 2016-04-21
In re AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION 2.240 2016-04-21
Cynthia RICHARDSON, Petitioner, v. ARAMARK/SEDGWICK CMS, Respondent 2016-04-28
Marvin CASTELLANOS, Petitioner, v. NEXT DOOR COMPANY, et al., Respondents 2016-04-28
Ralph MONROE, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-04-28
Sidney NORVIL, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-04-28
JBK ASSOCIATES, INC., etc., Petitioner, v. SILL BROS., INC., et al., Respondents 2016-04-28
Henry DIAZ, Petitioner, v. PALMETTO GENERAL HOSPITAL, et al., Respondents 2016-04-28
Daniel STAHL, Petitioner, v. HIALEAH HOSPITAL, et al., Respondents 2016-04-28
Louis P. PFEFFER, et al., Petitioners, v. LABOR READY SOUTHEAST, INC., et al., Respondents 2016-04-28
IN RE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2014-06 2016-05-05
Jermaine C. JACKSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-05-05
STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Donna HORWITZ, Respondent 2016-05-05
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS re S.T.C.L. 2016-05-11
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS re B.C.K. 2016-05-11
Willie A. SMITH, Petitioner, v. Julie L. JONES, etc., Respondent 2016-05-12
Jermaine D. ENGLISH, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-05-12
Anthony Joseph FARINA, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-05-12
In re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2015-07 2016-05-12
In re AMENDMENTS TO RULES OF the SUPREME COURT RELATING TO ADMISSIONS TO the BAR 2016-05-19
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Florida, Appellant, v. Art GRAHAM, etc., et al., Appellees; Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, Appellant, v. Art Graham, etc., et al., Appellees 2016-05-19
CITIZENS OF the STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Art GRAHAM, etc., et al., Appellees; Florida Industrial Power Users Group, Appellant, v. Art Graham, etc., et al., Appellees 2016-05-19
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS re P.J.G. 2016-05-24
Angelo ATWELL, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-05-26
In re AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 9.140 2016-05-26
Antonio Lebaron MELTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee 2016-05-26
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Appellant, v. AMERICAN BUSINESS USA CORP., Appellee 2016-05-26
Rodolfo VALLADARES, Petitioner, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORP., etc., Respondent 2016-06-02
THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Jose Carlos MARRERO, Respondent 2016-06-02
Dan SOWELL, et al., Appellants, v. PANAMA COMMONS L.P., Appellee 2016-06-02
Bradley WESTPHAL, Petitioner, v. CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG, etc., et al., Respondents; City of St. Petersburg, etc., Petitioner, v. Bradley Westphal, Respondent 2016-06-09
Laisha L. LANDRUM, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-06-09
Antonio GARRETT, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-06-09
Jonathan Leneil GODWIN, Petitioner v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-06-09
Lyantie TOWNSEND, etc., Petitioner, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Respondent 2016-06-09
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS re W.W.W. 2016-06-14
Khadafy Kareem MULLENS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee 2016-06-16
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS re D.S.L. 2016-06-16
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Raymond BRIGHT, Appellee 2016-06-16
Justin Randolph DEMOTT, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-06-23
In re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2015-06 2016-06-23
Charles Grover BRANT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee; Charles Grover Brant, Petitioner, v. Julie L. Jones, etc., Respondent 2016-06-30
In re AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 9.140 2016-06-30
Jacob Thomas GAULDEN, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-07-07
Inquiry Concerning a Judge, No. 15-530 re Jerri COLLINS 2016-07-07
Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 15-594 re Gregory HOLDER 2016-07-07
In re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2015-08 2016-07-07
In re AMENDMENTS TO the CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT-SENIOR JUDGES SERVING AS VOLUNTARY TRIAL RESOLUTION JUDGES AND ARBITRATORS 2016-07-07
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS RE R.W.S. 2016-07-07
Victor VILLANUEVA, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-07-07
Manuel Antonio RODRIGUEZ, Appellant v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. 2016-08-09
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS re S.C.J. 2016-08-23
In re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2016-02 2016-08-25
Joseph S. CHIRILLO, Jr., M.D., et al., Petitioners, v. Robert GRANICZ, etc., Respondent 2016-08-25
Lawrence William PATTERSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-08-25
THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Robert D. ADAMS, Respondent; The Florida Bar, Complainant, v. Adam Robert Filthaut, Respondent 2016-08-25
Scott MANSFIELD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee 2016-08-25
Cortez HATTEN, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-08-25
In re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA PROBATE RULES 2016-09-01
In re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 2016-09-01
Marcus Jamal GRAHAM, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-09-01
S.M., etc., Petitioner, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al., Respondents 2016-09-01
Duncan Jason SMITH, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-09-08
Claudio J. POILLOT, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent 2016-09-08
In re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA SMALL CLAIMS RULES 2016-09-08
Freddie Lee HALL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee 2016-09-08
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS, Petitioner(s) v. Re R.S.P., Respondent(s) 2016-09-13
FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS re K.E.S. 2016-09-13
In re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-INSTRUCTION 29.24 2016-09-15
In re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 2016-09-15
In re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA PROBATE RULES 2016-09-15
James Barry WRIGHT, Petitioner, v. CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, etc., et al., Respondents 2016-09-15
Juan MENDEZ, Jr., etc., Petitioner, v. HAMPTON COURT NURSING CENTER, LLC, Respondent 2016-09-22
O.I.C.L., Petitioner, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Respondent 2016-09-22
STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Christopher Douglas WEEKS, Respondent 2016-09-22
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., et al., Appellants, v. PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee 2016-09-22
In re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORMS 2016-09-29
Kathy JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. OMEGA INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent 2016-09-29
In re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND FLORIDA RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 9.140 2016-09-29
In re AMENDMENTS TO RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR 4-1.1 and 6-10.3 2016-09-29
In re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORMS 2016-09-29