ULUS JORDEN
v.
SHANNA NASEERY

Fla. 3d DCA | 2026-10-22
No. 2025-2459
Miller, J., Gordo, J., Bokor, J., Zayas, J.
2026 FL 14217 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2026)

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Holding

An appellate court cannot properly resolve factual issues or conclude that a trial court's judgment is unsupported by evidence without a complete record of the proceedings.


Headnotes

[1] An appellant who fails to provide a complete record of trial court proceedings, including hearing transcripts, cannot demonstrate error on appeal and the trial court's or…

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Key Quotes

“Without a record of the . . . proceedings, the appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory.”

The court cited Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee to establish the standard for appellate review when the record is incomplete.

Facts & Procedural History

Ulus Jorden appealed a non-final order from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County. The record was incomplete, lacking transcripts of the underlying …

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Opinion of the Court

Third District Court of Appeal

State of Florida

Opinion filed October 22, 2026.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

No. 3D25-2459

Lower Tribunal No. 23-6977-FC-04

Ulus Jorden, Appellant,

vs.

Shanna Naseery, Appellee.

An Appeal from a non-final order from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Angelica D. Zayas, Judge.

Ulus Jorden, in proper person.

Law Offices of Brenda Gitchev Guerrero PLLC, and Brenda Gitchev Guerrero, for appellee.

Before MILLER, GORDO, and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979) (“Without a record of the . . . proceedings, the appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory."); see also Arthur v. Gibson, 654 So. 2d 983, 984 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995) (denying certiorari relief from an order denying appellant's motion to disqualify counsel where, in the absence of a transcript, appellant failed to demonstrate error and, therefore, the reviewing court "presume[d] the correctness of the trial court's ruling”); Estright v. Bay Point Improvement Ass’n, Inc., 921 So. 2d 810, 811 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006) (presuming the “correctness” of the trial court's order granting a motion to disqualify counsel where appellant did not contest appellee's prima facie allegations and failed to provide the reviewing court with a hearing transcript).

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