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Fla.·
2023-08-24
The Florida Supreme Court amended five family law forms governing petitions for protective injunctions against domestic violence, repeat violence, dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking to reflect recent statutory changes and updated court procedures. The amendments added
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2022-11-23
The Court affirmed the conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon but reversed and remanded for the board of review to clarify the evidentiary standard it applied in evaluating the evidence, as the opinion created ambiguity about whether the board used the proper standard of
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2022-11-23
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246 So. 3d 1161·
Fla.·
2018-06-21
The Florida Supreme Court amended Form 12.980(b)(1), an order setting hearing on petitions for injunctions for protection against domestic violence, repeat violence, dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking. The amendment clarifies courts' obligations to record domestic vio
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151 So. 3d 23·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2014-10-16
Hawthorne appealed the trial court's denial of her petitions for injunctions for protection against sexual violence based on the imminent release of her perpetrator from prison. The court reversed, holding that the trial court erred by failing to hold a hearing on the petition as
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113 So. 3d 781·
Fla.·
2013-05-09
The Florida Supreme Court adopted new and amended family law forms to implement recent legislation creating a cause of action for injunctions for protection against stalking. The Court added three new forms related to stalking injunctions and amended existing injunction forms to
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93 So. 3d 194·
Fla.·
2012-06-07
The Florida Supreme Court approved amendments to twenty-four family law forms relating to domestic, repeat, dating, and sexual violence injunctions. The amendments update language to comply with disability accommodations rules, remove unnecessary personal information requests, cl
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868 So. 2d 1253·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2004-03-24
Robert Pierce appealed a custody order requiring supervised visitation of his daughter, based on the trial judge's reliance on an ex parte drug test report to suspend his contact with the child. The Florida District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that the judge violated due pr
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708 So. 2d 589·
Fla.·
1998-02-05
Attorney Thomas Schwarz petitioned the Florida Supreme Court to enjoin The Florida Bar from participating in and supporting FLAME, a voluntary attorneys' association, claiming it violated lobbying restrictions. The Court denied the petition, holding that restrictions on ideologic
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605 So. 2d 582·
Fla. 4th DCA·
1992-09-30
In this post-dissolution custody modification case, the trial court modified custody and visitation arrangements after finding that the mother had fabricated sexual abuse allegations against the father to prevent visitation, and that she had coached the children to make false sta
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821 F.2d 191·
3d Cir.·
1987-06-16
The court held that partially invalid ballots must be counted for offices where the voter's intent is apparent, as Virgin Islands law prioritizes voter intent over a strict total invalidity rule for mismarked ballots.
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806 F.2d 1371·
9th Cir.·
1986-12-23
The court held that the district court erred in awarding attorney fees under the EAJA because the government was not substantially unjustified in proceeding with a hearing after receiving adverse evidence shortly before it.
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706 F.2d 713·
5th Cir.·
1983-06-10
The court held that the Parole and Probation Commission may correct its own scoring errors on review, even if it results in a higher presumptive parole release date, provided the aggravation is factually supported and not already included in the offense definition.
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421 So. 2d 33·
Fla. 1st DCA·
1982-10-21
Three Florida State Prison inmates appealed a circuit court's dismissal of their petition for a writ of prohibition challenging threatened forced medical intervention to end their hunger strike, claiming it violated their First Amendment rights. The appellate court dismissed for
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577 F.2d 1032·
6th Cir.·
1978-06-08
Injunctive relief may not be granted solely based on speculative community fears about the impact of a lawful activity, even in the context of school desegregation.
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467 F.2d 250·
10th Cir.·
1972-10-03
The court held that the appellant was not entitled to pre-induction judicial review of his Selective Service Board's actions because he did not fall within the narrow exceptions to the prohibition against such review.
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443 F.2d 69·
5th Cir.·
1971-05-11
The appeal from the denial of injunctive relief is moot because the appellant has since been convicted of the robbery charge.
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30 Fla. Supp. 113·
Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.·
1968-04-16
In this equitable action, the court dismissed a plaintiff's petition for injunction challenging a defendant's election to municipal office on residency grounds, holding that quo warranto proceedings—not equity—provide the exclusive remedy for determining qualification to hold pub
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288 F.2d 333·
6th Cir.·
1961-03-27
The court held that a certificate of probable cause is required for an appeal in a state habeas corpus case, and denied the petitioner's motion for such a certificate.
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141 Fla. 439·
Fla.·
1940-01-23
The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decree re-establishing Oscar Pridgen's dental license from 1890, which had been destroyed by fire in 1897. The case involved whether Pridgen could prove his original qualification and licensing despite the loss of the physical cert