2,208 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 1,245 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-04
The court held that the petitioner's habeas petition was untimely because it was filed nearly two years after the one-year limitations period expired, and his claim of mental disability did not warrant equitable tolling.
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The court denied the petitioner's motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, finding he was unlikely to succeed on the merits and that injunctive relief was not in the public interest.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-25
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was time-barred because he failed to demonstrate the necessary diligence for equitable tolling.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-20
The petition is denied because it is insufficiently pleaded and fails on the merits, and a certificate of appealability will not issue.
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11th Cir.·
2025-08-07
Mark Gyetvay, an American accountant who worked in Russia and concealed millions of dollars in Swiss bank accounts, was convicted of four counts including failure to file income tax returns for 2013 and 2014 and failure to file a compliant Foreign Bank Account Report for 2014. Th
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-06
The court granted the motion for rehearing, vacated the prior dismissal, and ordered the petitioner to show cause why his petition should not be dismissed as untimely.
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The court held that Plaintiff's Title VII claims are time-barred due to failure to file a timely EEOC charge, and her procedural due process claim fails because an adequate state remedy exists.
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The court held that the amended petition for writ of habeas corpus was time-barred under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA). A certificate of appealability is not warranted.
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The court held that Title VII claims are time-barred due to untimeliness and failure to establish equitable tolling, but FCRA claims are timely because the EEOC notice did not constitute a determination of reasonable cause, triggering a one-year limitations period.
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The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and not entitled to equitable tolling or the actual innocence exception.
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The court held that the plaintiff's TILA claim was time-barred even with equitable tolling, and declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims.
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The court held that the petitioner's motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence was time-barred and equitable tolling was not warranted, thus dismissing the motion.
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Del. Ch.·
2025-07-25
The Court of Chancery dismissed the plaintiffs' claims, finding a lack of personal jurisdiction over Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, no standing for the breach of contract claim, and that the remaining claims were either time-barred or failed to state a claim upon whi
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-21
A federal habeas corpus petition was dismissed without prejudice for the petitioner's failure to comply with an Order to Show Cause within the deadline set by the court.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-21
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 and actual innocence exceptions did not apply.
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Dr. Joseph Jimenez, a Hispanic federal prison medical officer, challenged his former employer's decision to require him to work correctional officer shifts while non-Hispanic physicians were exempt, and the denial of his accommodation request for mental health disabilities. The E
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The court denied the defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings because the issue of equitable tolling could not be resolved solely on the pleadings, and the complaint was not a shotgun pleading.
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The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was untimely and not subject to equitable tolling because she failed to demonstrate extraordinary circumstances and lacked diligence in pursuing her rights.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-16
The court held that a civil-rights complaint filed over four years after the alleged incident, without any facts supporting tolling, is untimely and must be dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-15
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was time-barred under AEDPA and that he failed to establish the actual innocence exception.
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The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was time-barred because he failed to demonstrate extraordinary circumstances justifying equitable tolling and did not act with reasonable diligence.
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The court held that while the Rooker-Feldman doctrine and res judicata do not apply, the plaintiff's claims are time-barred by the statute of limitations, and the only non-time-barred claim involves a private actor not subject to § 1983.
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The court held that the plaintiff's claims against the New Jersey defendants were time-barred and that venue was improper for the remaining claims, warranting transfer to the Southern District of Florida.
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The court held that it lacks jurisdiction to grant an extension of time to file a habeas petition before the petition itself has been filed.
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The court held that the pro se prisoner's complaint failed to state a claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and was also likely barred by the statute of limitations.
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The court held that the petitioner is entitled to equitable tolling, making his federal habeas petition timely filed.
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The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and denied his request for equitable tolling, as the circumstances did not constitute extraordinary reasons for delay.
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The court held that the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) does not provide an independent basis for subject matter jurisdiction for claims brought solely under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA) when the MMWA's own jurisdictional requirements are not met.
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The Court of Chancery properly dismissed the plaintiff's claims for breach of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting. The claims arising from alleged misconduct predating the defendants' tenure on the board were time-barred. Furthermore, the plaintiff's attempt to recharacterize
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The court held that the plaintiff's motion to vacate his conviction was untimely and that his double jeopardy claim was meritless, thus denying the motion.
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-06-04
The Florida District Court of Appeal affirmed a compensation order requiring a workers' compensation carrier to authorize an employee's request for a one-time change of physician. The court rejected the employer and carrier's statute of limitations defense, finding that tolling p
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The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) did not abuse its discretion in denying the petitioner's motion to reopen removal proceedings as untimely and procedurally barred, because the Supreme Court's decision in Niz-Chavez v. Garland does not apply to the continuous residence requi
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The ninety-day period to file suit under the ADA begins when the EEOC issues a notice of right-to-sue, not when the plaintiff actually reads it.
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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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S.D. Fla.·
2025-05-21
State-law claims dismissed on supplemental jurisdiction grounds must be dismissed without prejudice to refiling in state court, not with prejudice; federal claims dismissed on the merits for failure to state a claim under RICO remain dismissed with prejudice.
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The court held that the petitioner's motion to vacate his sentence was untimely and his claims lacked merit, as his prior conviction for resisting an officer with violence qualifies as a crime of violence for sentencing enhancement purposes.
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The court held that the petition to quash an IRS summons must be dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction because the summons was served on the person whose liability was at issue, and also because the petition was filed untimely.
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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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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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The court held that the plaintiff's claims for unlawful stop, seizure, and false arrest were time-barred by the statute of limitations, and the malicious prosecution claim failed for failure to state a claim.
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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.·
2025-05-06
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.·
2025-05-02
The court held that claims against defendants Jackson and Quam are time-barred by the statute of limitations, while claims against defendant Porter may proceed because they relate back to the original pleading.
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The court held that the plaintiff's complaint was untimely filed because he failed to demonstrate that he was faultless for the delay in receiving the Notice of Right to Sue, and his alleged personal hardships did not warrant equitable tolling.
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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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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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Del. Super. Ct.·
2025-04-28
The court held that the contractual claims were not time-barred because the administrative proceedings tolled the statute of limitations, and that the claims against Defendant Horner individually failed for lack of factual allegations. The court also dismissed several claims agai
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The court held that the defendants' offer of judgment was valid and timely filed, and that the plaintiff failed to prove the offer was made in bad faith.
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The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed under AEDPA and denied equitable tolling.