United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2012

93 opinions

Frank PENNY, Plaintiff, v. WILLIAMS & FUDGE, INC., Defendant 2012-01-05
MOBILE SHELTER SYSTEMS USA, INC., Plaintiff, v. GRATE PALLET SOLUTIONS, LLC, and Thomas R. Buck, Defendants 2012-01-14
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. $9,980 SEIZED FROM COMMUNITY BANK AND TRUST ACCOUNT NO. 067-0022713, In the Name of Terry Kaiser, and $29,120 Seized from Community Bank and Trust Account No. 067-009131, In the Name of Terry Kaiser, Defendants 2012-01-17
In re ACCUTANE PRODUCTS LIABILITY 2012-01-17
Michael HERETICK, Plaintiff, v. PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC., Defendant 2012-01-26
In re PHOTOCHROMIC LENS ANTITRUST LITIGATION 2012-02-07
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Maria L. IPPOLITO (a/k/a/ Marie Ippolito), individually and as personal representative of the Estate Of Robert C. Singleton; and Polk County, Florida, Defendants 2012-02-14
UNITED STATES of America ex rel. J. Michael MASTEJ, Plaintiffs, v. HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. and Naples HMA, LLC, Defendants 2012-02-16
Anthony BOOTH, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA, et al., Defendants 2012-02-21
Andrze J. MADURA and Anna Dolinska-Madura, Plaintiffs, v. BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING L.P., et al., Defendants 2012-02-22
ATHEISTS OF FLORIDA, INC., and Ellenbeth Wachs, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA and Mayor Gow Fields, Defendants 2012-02-22
Mary ERICKSON, Plaintiff, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Equable Ascent Financial, LLC, Credit Control, LLC, and Enhanced Recovery Company, LLC, Defendants 2012-02-23
Timothy M. OSMAR, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF ORLANDO, Defendant 2012-02-23
LEARNING CONNECTIONS, INC., Syed Hasnain, Plaintiffs, v. KAUFMAN, ENGLETT & LYND, PLLC f/k/a Kaufman, Englett & Lynd, LLC, Jeffrey S. Kaufman, Defendants 2012-02-23
Gaudencio GARCIA-CELESTINO et al. and individually, and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. RUIZ HARVESTING, INC., Basiliso Ruiz, and Consolidated Citrus Limited Partnership, Defendants 2012-02-24
Yvette Lynna KAHLE, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant 2012-02-27
George Anthony BROWN, Plaintiff, v. William E. RIDGWAY, et al., Defendants 2012-02-29
TRADEMOTION, LLC and Intelligentz Automotive Corporation, d/b/a Trademotion, Plaintiffs, v. MARKETCLIQ, INC., et al., Defendants 2012-03-02
FOUNDERS INSURANCE COMPANY, an Illinois Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Susan TOME, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Weston Tome, Deceased and 176 N. Beach Street Inc., Defendants 2012-03-02
UNITED STATES of America v. Omar MEDINA-SANTIAGO 2012-03-02
Carlyle Leslie Owen DALE, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant 2012-03-05
THOMAS COOK UK LTD., Plaintiff, v. MAESBURY HOMES, INC., Defendant 2012-03-05
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Douglas ELLIOTT, Mary Ann Hooper and William Robert Elliott, Defendants 2012-03-06
Christopher Eric OLSEN, Plaintiff, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant 2012-03-07
Matilda SALAZAR, Plaintiff, v. MFP, INC. d/b/a Financial Credit Services, Defendant 2012-03-09
MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. CLEAN SEAS COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants 2012-03-20
Barbara METZ and Donald Metz, Plaintiffs, v. WYETH, LLC, et al., Defendants 2012-03-28
DIGITECH INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC., Plaintiff, v. BMW FINANCIAL SERVICES NA, LLC, Defendant 2012-03-30
M. Eugene GIBBS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants 2012-03-31
Paola A. CORREA n/k/a Paola A. Rodriguez, and Jose G. Correa, Plaintiffs, v. BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING LP; Bank of America, N.A.; Law Offices of Kass Shuler P.A.; Melissa R. Rinaldi; Edward B. Pritchard; and Terry A. Brooks, Defendants 2012-04-06
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. O.E. WHEEL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, O.E. Racing, LLC, and James E. Moore, Defendants 2012-04-12
EHLEN FLOOR COVERING, INC., a Florida corporation, Edward Ehlen, an individual, Thomas Ehlen, an individual, Plaintiffs, v. Jeffrey LAMB, individually, Brian Youngs, individually, Thomas Wanderon, individually, LWY Associates, Inc., formerly known as Tax Accounting and Financial Associates, Inc., Independent Advisors of Florida, Inc., formerly known as Foundation Asset Management, Inc., the Graduate Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, Pacific Life Insurance Company, a Nebraska corporation, Innovative Pension Strategies, Inc., Eugene Gordon, individually and Joseph Penchansky, individually, Defendants 2012-04-17
In re ELECTRONIC MACHINERY ENTERPRISES, INC. Hunt Construction Group, Inc.; Clark Construction Group, Inc.; and Construct Two Construction Managers, Inc., Appellants, v. Electronic Machinery Enterprises, Inc., Appellee 2012-04-20
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. WASHINGTON DATA RESOURCES, et al., Defendants 2012-04-23
UNITED STATES of America v. John K. FREEMAN 2012-04-30
Sedrick Latroy McKINNEY, Petitioner, v. WARDEN, FCC COLEMAN-MEDIUM, Respondent; Toddrick Williams, Petitioner, v. Warden, FCC Coleman-Medium, Respondent 2012-05-04
Diana VASCONEZ and Martha Vasconez, Plaintiffs, v. Sheriff Robert E. Bob HANSELL as Sheriff of the Osceola County Sheriffs Office, Deputy Jason Parras, individually and in his official capacity, and Deputy Israel Yma, individually and in his official capacity, Defendants 2012-05-08
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. OCALA LIVE STOCK MARKET, INC., Michael Yeomans, and Tobitha Yeomans, Defendants 2012-05-11
FUSIONSTORM, INC., Plaintiff, v. PRESIDIO NETWORKED SOLUTIONS, INC., et al., Defendants 2012-05-21
Heather Lynn COOK, Plaintiff, v. MILLERCOORS, LLC, et al., Defendants 2012-05-25
Kurtis KELLY, Plaintiff, v. BALBOA INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 2012-05-29
UNITED STATES of America v. Franklin JOHNSON 2012-05-31
INDYNE, INC., Plaintiff, v. ABACUS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Jerry Reninger and Matthew Boylan, Defendants 2012-06-01
REMBRANDT VISION TECHNOLOGIES, L.P., Plaintiff, v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC., Defendant 2012-06-04
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. CONTRAVEST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Contravest, Inc., and the Crest at Waterford Lakes Condominium Association, Inc., Defendants 2012-06-05
LEARNING CONNECTIONS, INC., Syed Hasnain, Plaintiffs, v. KAUFMAN, ENGLETT & LYND, PLLC f/k/a Kaufman, Englett & Lynd, LLC, Jeffrey S. Kaufman, Defendants 2012-06-11
Belinda PARKER, on behalf of herself and all others, similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT, INC., Defendant 2012-06-15
Gardith S. LEMY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DIRECT GENERAL FINANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants 2012-06-19
Vinod Kumar Meethale PUNATHIL, Plaintiff, v. Gerard HEINAUER, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration, et al., Defendant 2012-06-27
Jim FULLER, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Duval County, Florida, in his official capacity and on behalf of all those similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. and MERSCORP INC., Defendants 2012-06-27
Norman HOEWISCHER, Plaintiff, v. The CEDAR BEND CLUB, INC., Defendant 2012-06-28
Richard SAMSON, Plaintiff, v. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, Defendant 2012-06-29
SPERRY ASSOCIATES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, v. SPACE COAST CREDIT UNION, CU Business Capital, LLC, Small Business America, LLC and Space Coast Credit Union Financial Services, Inc., Defendants 2012-07-03
Loida ROSARIO, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant 2012-07-03
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. CONTRAVEST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Contravest, Inc., and The Crest At Waterford Lakes Condominium Association, Inc., Defendants 2012-07-06
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE; Sierra Club; The Humane Society of the United States; National Parks Conservation Association; The Florida Biodiversity Project; The Wilderness Society; Wildlands CPR; and Brian Scherf, Plaintiffs, v. Ken SALAZAR, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior; Jonathan Jarvis, Director, National Park Service; Daniel M. Ashe1, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Defendants 2012-07-10
LSQ FUNDING GROUP, L.C., Plaintiff, v. EDS FIELD SERVICES n/k/a HP Enterprise Services, LLC, Defendant 2012-07-10
MORGAN STANLEY & CO., LLC, Plaintiff, v. THE CORE FUND, Defendant 2012-07-11
UNITED STATES of America, v. Marcos Noel NEGRON-TORRES, Defendant 2012-07-16
Anne Marie GENNUSA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. David SHOAR, et al., Defendants 2012-07-17
Carmine TARZIA and Kathleen Tarzia, Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 2012-07-17
UNITED STATES of America v. Randall STARCHER 2012-07-30
Emmanuel AUGUSTIN, Plaintiff, v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INC., Defendant 2012-08-07
CATLIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff, v. Orit COHEN; Venetian Investments, LLC; Hawks Landing of Punta Gorda, LLC; Leon Agami; Oscar Bullard General Contractor, LLC; and Oscar Bullard, Defendants 2012-08-13
Gardith S. LEMY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DIRECT GENERAL FINANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants 2012-08-14
UNITED STATES of America, v. Ever HERNANDEZ-PENALOZA 2012-08-20
AMERITOX, LTD., Plaintiff, v. MILLENNIUM LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant 2012-08-23
Rachelle JUAREZ, Plaintiff, v. VERIZON SERVICES CORP., Defendant 2012-08-30
In re Louis J. PEARLMAN, et al., Debtor. Bank of America, N.A., Appellant, v. Soneet R. Kapila, as Chapter 11 Trustee for Trans Continental Airlines, Inc., Trans Continental Records, Inc., and Louis J. Pearlman Enterprises, Inc., Appellee 2012-09-07
PARTYLITE GIFTS, INC., Plaintiff, v. Tarie MacMILLAN, Defendant 2012-09-11
William H. CORNING, Plaintiff, v. LODGENET INTERACTIVE CORPORATION, Defendant 2012-09-14
David SCHWAB, Jerry Schwab, Donna Schwab, Plaintiffs, v. Mary Lynn HITES, also known as Mary Lynn Schwab, Defendant 2012-09-14
MI FAMILIA VOTA EDUCATION FUND, as an organization, Murat Limage, and Pamela Gomez, Plaintiffs, v. Ken DETZNER, in his official capacity as Florida Secretary of State, Defendant 2012-09-18
Congresswoman Corrine BROWN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Ken DETZNER, etc., et al., Defendants 2012-09-24
Daniel S. NEWMAN, as receiver for Founding Partners Capital Management Company; Founding Partner Stable-Value Fund, L.P., Founding Partners Stable-Value II, L.P., Founding Partners Global Fund, Ltd., Founding partners Hybrid-Value Fund, L.P., v. WILLIAM L. GUNLICKS IRREVOCABLE TRUST f/b/o Nissa Cox, Nissa Cox, individually and in her capacity as Trustee of the William L. Gunlicks Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Nissa Cox, William L. Gunlicks Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Annalee Good, Annalee Good, individually and in her capacity as Trustee of the William L. Gunlicks Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Annalee Good, William L. Gunlicks Irrevocable Trust f/b/o William V. Gunlicks, William V. Gunlicks, individually and in his capacity as Trustee of the William L. Gunlicks Irrevocable Trust f/b/o William V. Gunlicks, Defendants 2012-09-25
Richard E. LYNCH, Petitioner, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents 2012-09-25
In re NORTHLAKE FOODS, INC., Debtor. David H. Crumpton, Appellant, v. Richard Stephens, Appellee 2012-09-27
Yancy HARRIER, Plaintiff, v. VERIZON WIRELESS PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS LP, Defendant 2012-10-02
Cindy SCHMIDT, Plaintiff, v. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Defendant 2012-10-02
BENTLEY MOTORS LIMITED CORPORATION and Bentley Motor, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Matthew McENTEGART, Fugazzi Cars, Inc., Robert Fraray III, and Keeping It Real Auto Customizing, Defendants 2012-10-09
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, INC. d/b/a Marlow Marine Sales, Plaintiff, v. The CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 2012-10-12
Jason R. MOULTON, Plaintiff, v. Carla DeSUE, Amanda Mixon, Charles Hendrix, Lance Hollingsworth and Gordon Smith, Defendants 2012-10-16
Valentino CASTRO, Plaintiff, v. The SCHOOL BOARD OF MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, Defendant 2012-10-19
Abdiel ECHEVERRIA and Isabel Santamaria, Plaintiffs, v. BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP and Bank of America, N.A., Defendants 2012-10-22
Steven JOHNSON and Lisa Johnson, Plaintiff, v. USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 2012-10-23
Christine BAILEY, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Defendant 2012-10-23
BRANDYWINE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Plaintiff, v. T-MOBILE USA, INC., Defendant 2012-10-24
Kimberly GILIO, as legal guardian on behalf of J.G., a minor, Plaintiff, v. The SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, Defendant 2012-10-25
Alexander KAPLAN, Plaintiff, v. Leon KAPLAN, Defendant 2012-10-30
The FIDELITY LAND TRUST COMPANY, LLC as Trustee for Florida Land trust No. 00160 dated January 20, 2012, Plaintiff, v. CENTEX HOME EQUITY COMPANY, LLC, n/k/a/ Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Defendant 2012-11-02
Octavio LEON, Plaintiff, v. The FIRST LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, Defendant 2012-11-06
Engjell KODRA and Leonard Kodra, Plaintiffs, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, United States Ambassador to Albania, Deputy Chief of Mission, Acting Consular Chief, Officer, Immigrant Visa Unit, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Director, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigations and U.S. Attorney General, Defendants 2012-11-06
In re Bonita B. PHILLPS and Jeffrey S. Philips, Debtors. Epic Aviation, LLC, Appellant, v. Bonita B. Phillips and Jeffrey S. Phillips, Appellees 2012-11-09