Carol Falvey
Circuit Judge · Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
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Administrative Judge — Citrus County
All General Civil Cases Family Law Cases (except simplified dissolutions of marriage) Education University of Notre Dame, Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, with High Honors, 1982 University of Florida College of Law, Juris Doctor, with Honors, Law Review, Order of the Coif, 1986 Professional Activities Citrus-Hernando Inns of Court Family Law Advisory Group Additional Information Appointed by Governor Bush in November of 2005 “AV” Rated by Martindate-Hubbell While in Private Practice Judge Falvey’s Docket Assignments: all general civil cases, 20% of all family law cases including adoptions, annulments, registrations of foreign judgments, registrations of foreign support, name changes, paternity (except IV-D cases), dissolutions and all matters related to and connected with Administrative Judge duties.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fifth District Court of Appeal (Daytona Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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EMILE JOHN GARCIA AND KIMBERLY GARCIA VS BETH PITTMAN AND TOWER HILL SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
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Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BRINKER SCC, LLC D/B/A SCC DENTON, FAIRPARK SCC, LLC D/B/A SENIOR CARE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION VS QUALITY CARE REHAB, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DAVID CRANK VS MARY JANE CRANE AND LUZ M. SAMA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAMES A. WARDELL A/K/A JAMES WARDELL AND MICHEAL W. COURSON A/K/A MICHAEL COURSON vs FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ESTATE OF DAN RAY SHULTZ, BY AND THROUGH ITS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, DEBORAH J. SHULTZ vs CITRUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. AND JOHN GELIN, M.D.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DARLENE WORLEY vs CITRUS COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION, INC. AND CATHY JOHNSON
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION vs ERIC V. SCHREIBER A/K/A ERIC SCHREIBER AND KATHY SCHREIBER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY vs CHRISTEL DAVIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PARENT AND GUARDIAN OF C.H., A CHILD
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
NEIL THOMAS BARZANO AND LISA M. BARZANO vs JSKA, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, BEER AND WINE U-PICK 6 SHOP, U PICK 6 BEER & WINE SHOP, RICHARD MICHAEL BARZANO D/B/A BEER AND WINE U-PICK 6 SHOP, ET AL
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRISTEL DAVIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PARENT AND GUARDIAN OF C.H., A CHILD vs STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
EILEEN LAGALA vs WILLIAM GLENN ROY, JR., ESQUIRE, PINECREST BUILDING CORPORATION, A FLORIDA CORPORATION D/B/A RUSAW HOMES AND PINECREST POOLS AND SPAS, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, TERESA YATES LYONS, ET AL
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ESTATE OF ROGER J. LAPP, BY AND THROUGH MARK F. LAPP, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE vs CITRUS NURSING CENTER, LLC, RELIANT HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC., SNF AA 03, LLC, ALEX AMSELEM, 701 MEDICAL COURT EAST, LLC, TL MANAGEMENT LLC, ELIEZER SCHEINER, AND TEDDY LICHTSCHEIN, ETC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PHILLIP J. GORDON, AS A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF HARVEY JAMES GORDON, DECEASED vs DOS OF CRYSTAL RIVER ALF, LLC, D/B/A CRYSTAL GEM MANOR ASSISTED LIVING, DOS OF CRYSTAL RIVER, LLC., D/B/A CRYSTAL GEM MANOR ALF, DOS NURSING HOME GROUP, LLC, ET AL
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Fike v. Charity, Charity Appraisals, Inc., et al
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Dustin Bennett and the Estate of Joseph Carlos Arruda v. Natalia Scarpetti, John Aruda and Kelly Held-Arruda
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kirk D. Hicks v. Wayne F. Hicks
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Rodney Hartbauer, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Patricia Hartbauer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Individually and as Successor by Merger to Brown and Williams Tobacco Corporation, Individually and as Successor By Merger to the American Tobacco Company, Philip Morris USA, Inc., and Lorillard Tobacco Company
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Robbie Smither v. E Care Ambulance, Inc.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jennifer Lindsay Klein v. David John Maltas
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Melissa Beth Epps, and B.M., by and through Melissa Beth Epps, as Parent and Natural Guardian, v. Tricia Marie Maro Robin John Maro
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Joanne Marie Tournade v. Ronald E. Fox, Jr. and Mason A. Fox
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DARREN PAYNE, M.D., LLC AND DARREN PAYNE A/K/A DARREN PAYNE, M.D. vs CADENCE BANK, N.A.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Anthony Girard and Glenda Healey-Girard v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RONALD GILLETTE vs STATE OF FLORIDA, MICHAEL QUINN, ADMINISTRATOR/WARDEN OF CORECIVIC, CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGIN ISLANDS AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PHH Mortgage Corporation v. Eric V. Schreiber A/K/A Eric Shreiber and Kathy Schreiber,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Bernard F. Berauer v. Jeremy K. Cornette and Catherine S. Cornette
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jeanetta Scott v. Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
John Michael McClung v. Brennan Coleen McClung
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Oken v. Citrus County School Board, Clerk
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lorie A. White v. Clyde S. Evans
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
DUANE MICHAEL COTTIER VS SUNTAAC AND COMPANY, INC., INTERFIVE, INC., DIAMOND CONSTRUCTION, SCOTT WYCKOFF, AND RONALD CHAPMAN
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PATRICK MORAN AND LINDA MORAN VS CHARLES ROBERT LINEBERGER AND GINA MACARUSO LINEBERGER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Doris Sheppard v. Bruce Barman and Maureen Barman
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Robert Schramm v. Adams Homes of Northwest Florida, Inc. and Schumacher and Son Plumbing, LLC
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
DAVID EDWARD MELCHOIRE AND MARCELA MELCHOIRE VS TODD P. BOETZEL, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATES OF JUDITH ANN BOETZEL AND
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Richard W. Higgins v. Citrus Hills Property Owners Association, Inc.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Jason C. Turem v. Citrus County Jail, Core Civic and Core Civic Chief Farrel
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Ronald E. Fox, Jr. and Mason A. Fox v. Joanne Marie Tournade
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CYNTHIA HEETER A/K/A CYNTHIA LYNN HEETER A/K/A CYNTHIA SINDALL A/K/A CYNTHIA CARROLL vs SELENE FINANCE, LP, DANNY EUGENE HEETER, JR. A/K/A DANNY HEETER, JR., GARY SPURLOCK AND REBECCA SPURLOCK
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Fowler v. TD Bank
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Lane v. Lane
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Baumbauer v. Baumbauer
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Morris v. Osteen
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Citrus County
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