7,516 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 5,492 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-04
The court held that the state court's rejection of the petitioner's double jeopardy claim was reasonable and not contrary to federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-03
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed under AEDPA and therefore dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-02
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted or that the state court's rejection of his ineffective assistance of counsel claims was reasonable under AEDPA.
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The court held that a Rule 60(b) motion attacking the merits of a prior habeas denial, especially with new evidence, constitutes an unauthorized successive habeas petition over which the district court lacks jurisdiction. Furthermore, the petitioner failed to demonstrate fraud wi
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-30
The court held that the petitioner procedurally defaulted his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel regarding competency evaluation because the federal claim presented different facts and legal theories than the state post-conviction claim, and even if reviewed de novo, the
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-30
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel was reasonable and not contrary to federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-28
Deandre Coffer, a Florida prisoner convicted of first-degree murder, filed a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his conviction. The court denied the petition, finding that Coffer failed to demonstrate that the state court's decisions were contrary t
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-05-28
The petition for writ of habeas corpus was dismissed.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-27
The court recommended that the habeas petition be transferred to the Middle District of Florida.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-27
The court recommended that the habeas petition be transferred to the Middle District of Florida.
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Charles Lee Hill challenged his convictions for first-degree murder, armed kidnapping, and robbery in this federal habeas corpus case, arguing ineffective assistance of counsel and improper identification procedures. The court denied all grounds for relief, finding that the ident
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2025-05-21
Frantz Deus, convicted of second-degree murder and armed robbery in 2011, appealed the trial court's denial of a belated habeas corpus petition seeking permission to file a Rule 3.850 post-conviction motion. The court affirmed, holding that habeas corpus cannot be used as a subst
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-05-21
The petition for writ of habeas corpus was dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-21
The district court dismissed the motion as an unauthorized second or successive motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, lacking jurisdiction to consider it.
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2008 WL 2782757·
N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-20
The court held that it lacked jurisdiction over the petitioner's habeas corpus petition challenging his criminal conviction because he was no longer in custody, and it lacked jurisdiction over his petition challenging his civil commitment because he was confined in a different ju
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-20
The court held that the petitioner's request for sentencing credit calculation is premature and recommended dismissal without prejudice.
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The court held that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) did not abuse its discretion in denying credit for time served in Montenegro, nor is the petitioner entitled to additional First Step Act (FSA) credits without alleging successful completion of programming.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-16
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas petition was timely filed, as the limitations period was tolled by state postconviction proceedings and extended by Supreme Court orders.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-15
A non-lawyer trustee cannot represent a trust in court, even if proceeding pro se.
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The court held that federal courts should abstain from interfering with pending state criminal proceedings under the Younger doctrine when certain factors are met.
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-05-14
The petition for writ of habeas corpus was dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-14
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was untimely filed under AEDPA's one-year statute of limitations, and equitable tolling was not warranted.
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-05-14
The petition for writ of habeas corpus was dismissed.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-05-14
Martin Mahon petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state conviction. The district court, reviewing the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, denied the petition and found no Certificate of Appealability was warranted.
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-05-14
The petition for writ of habeas corpus was dismissed.
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The court held that the applicant's claims were meritless and did not warrant federal habeas corpus relief.
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The court affirmed the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, denying the petitioner's habeas corpus petition and certificate of appealability.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-09
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was timely filed under the AEDPA, despite the respondent's motion to dismiss based on untimeliness.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-08
The federal habeas petition is dismissed as time-barred because it was filed outside the one-year limitations period established by AEDPA, and no tolling or equitable exceptions apply.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-08
The court held that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus should be dismissed without prejudice because it is duplicative and abstention is warranted under the Younger doctrine.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-08
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) did not abuse its discretion in denying the petitioner's request for a nunc pro tunc designation or credit for time served on his state sentence, as the federal court did not order concurrent sentences and the time was already credited to another sente
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2025-05-07
A habeas corpus petition raising issues whose merits have been previously considered and rejected or are procedurally barred must be dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-07
The court held that the petitioner's current habeas corpus petition constitutes an abuse of the writ because the double jeopardy claim raised could have been presented in prior petitions.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-06
The court held that it lacks jurisdiction to review the substance of removal orders and that the petitioner's claim for release from detention is premature.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-06
The amended petition's claims do not relate back to the timely filed original petition and are therefore untimely.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-05
The court recommended dismissal of the petition for failure to prosecute, failure to keep the court apprised of his address, and failure to comply with court orders.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-05
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate that his counsel's performance was deficient or that he suffered prejudice, and that the state court's decisions were not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-02
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's speedy trial claim was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, nor based on an unreasonable factual determination.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-01
Federal inmate Justina Marina Holland sought habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, claiming the Bureau of Prisons failed to award her all earned sentence credits. The district court adopted the magistrate judge's recommendation and denied relief on the merits without addressing t
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-30
The court held that a pro se petitioner's habeas corpus petition was time-barred under AEDPA's one-year statute of limitations because it was filed long after the limitations period expired and the petitioner failed to establish grounds for equitable tolling or the actual innocen
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-04-30
The court held that the petitioner's filing, though styled as a civil rights complaint, was in substance a habeas corpus petition. The court determined it lacked jurisdiction and recommended transfer.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-30
The court recommended transferring the habeas corpus petition to the Middle District of Florida due to lack of jurisdiction in the Northern District.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-30
A state prisoner seeking federal habeas corpus relief for issues related to state sentence credits must exhaust available state administrative remedies before filing in federal court.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-28
The federal habeas petition is dismissed as time-barred because the petitioner failed to file within the one-year statute of limitations, and his state post-conviction motions did not toll the period as they were untimely.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-28
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and dismissed it, finding no basis for actual innocence or equitable tolling.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-26
The court held that a federal court must abstain from hearing a pretrial detainee's habeas petition challenging ongoing state criminal proceedings, absent narrow exceptions.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-25
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed under AEDPA and denied equitable tolling.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-25
The court held that the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies because he did not comply with the Bureau of Prisons' procedural rules and timelines for filing appeals.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-24
The court denied the petitioner's motion for a temporary restraining order and stay of removal, finding procedural deficiencies and potential jurisdictional issues.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-23
The court held that the federal habeas petition was untimely filed and dismissed it as time-barred because the petitioner failed to demonstrate entitlement to equitable tolling.