Riviera Beach Confidential: Fourth DCA Rejects Notion of Privilege for Confidential Informants

City of Riviera Beach v. State of Florida Case No. 4D10-4522 The office of the state attorney subpoenaed information from the City of Riviera Beach that included the names of confidential informants the City had used. The trial court ordered the City to comply with the subpoena. The City filed a petition for writ of certiorari...

Mission Impossible: Fourth DCA Grants Petition For Writ of Certiorari Where Circuit Court Dismissed Appeal For Failure to Comply With Order

United Automobile Ins. Co. v. Millennium Radiology, LLC Case No: 4D11-3248 United Automobile Insurance Company (“United”) appealed a county court order to the circuit court sitting in its appellate capacity. The circuit court panel believed that the order was not appealable as originally rendered, and issued an order to United to show cause why the appeal...

A Motion for New Trial in a Small Claims Action Must Be Filed Within Ten Days and Such a Motion Tolls the Rendition of the Order of the Trial Court Until Disposition of the Motion.

Arafat v. U-Haul Center Margate, 4D10-1179 June 22, 2011 The Fourth District addressed a writ of certiorari challenging a circuit court’s dismissal of an appeal as untimely. Arafat filed a complaint in small claims county court for $5,000 based on a statement of claim for items that were removed from her storage unit. The court entered...