Circuit Judge · Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
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1,748 verified requirements and 8 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Katie L. Dearing across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Civil — Division CV-B (Duval)
Courtroom/hearing room 701
From the circuit's own Circuit and County Judges table, verified 2026-07-25.
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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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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 42 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (September 9, 2019–May 28, 2026) that name this judge as the lower-tribunal judge — the courts’ own disposition labels, counted verbatim. This is a census of the appellate record we hold, not a complete case history, an affirmance rate, or a performance rating.
Florida appellate and Supreme Court opinions naming this judge as the lower-tribunal judge, taken verbatim from each court’s official slip opinion (source-hashed). Descriptive record, not a rating.
THE TRAVELERS HOME AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY VS JESSICA LONG
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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Judge fingerprint published from archived procedures PDF: Div. CV-B Policies & Procedures (Judge Dearing) — PDF.
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Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAX Refrigeration, Inc. vs Raymond D. Chin, an individual, Kerry T. Mowlam, an individual, and KR Mechanical, LLC, a Florida limited liability company
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Felix Luis Cuevas-Rodriguez vs Belkis Christina Plata
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
HASTEH, LLC VS TAVUS INVESTMENTS, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; SOUTHERN SWELLS BREWING COMPANY, LLC, A
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ALISHA NOLAN VS TANNER KALBFLEISCH AND CHARLES KALBFLEISCH, JR.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Fairway Oaks Community vs Habitat for Humanity of Jacksonville, Inc. and City of Jacksonville, Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Marilyn Rosanne Hunt VS James Lightfoot and State Farm Automobile
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Order by Clerk
George Lyons v. Friends of the Park, Inc., McCoy, et al
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NORTH FLORIDA BOAT SHOW, INC. D/B/A CURRENT PRODUCTIONS VS CITY OF JACKSONVILLE
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Judith Albertelli vs South State Bank, N.A., as successor by merger to Centerstate Bank of Florida, N.A.
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jed Lineberry and Twila Smedley v. MREF II Loree, LLC d/b/a MREF III Loree, LLC d/b/a The Loree Apartments d/b/a The Loree Apartments and Greystar Management Services, LLP d/b/a Greystar Property Development, Investment Management Property, Lucy Thibeaux, Community Manager for The Loree Apartments d/b/a Greystar Management Services, LLP d/b/a Greystar Property Development Investment Management, Property Management The Loree Apartments, LLC, and Jeff Carron, owner of The Loree
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Sylvia Ajluni and William Ajluni vs Blackfinn Jax, LLC, d/b/a Blackfinn American Grill, a Florida Limited Liability Company
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Christopher Shootes v. Michael Naughton, PA, and Justin Clark, PA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Florida Insurance Guaranty Association vs Kimberly A. Fichte
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Eldra Snead v. SRT Acquisition Corp. and Family Dollar Stores of Florida, LLC
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Joseph Dixon VS Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee Under the Indenture Relating
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lisa Bailey vs Gerald Brinson
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Winifred Foster v. DCC Lee Enterprises, Inc. D/B/A/ McDonald's
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Christopher W. Shootes VS Florida State College at Jacksonville a/k/a Florida State College at Jacksonville
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STATE FARM FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY VS DEBBIE MCCLENDON
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Sarah Walker v. M633, LLC d/b/a Chick-Fil-A of Deerwood Park
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Lee E. Gaines v. Robert Lee Gaines, II Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert Lee Gaines
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company vs Robert Miller, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Alfred Wayne Redburn
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Andre L. Wilson vs Barbara C. Green as an individual, Barbara C Green as Trustee of the Barbara C. Green Trust dated April 18 2013, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Patty Long, by and through her Co-Guardians, Sarah Long and Dennis Long, and Matt Long, by and Through His Attorney-In-Fact Dennis Long v. Family Support Services of North Florida, Inc.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Rickey Singleton vs Gwendolyn Jenkins
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Heather Washington v. VyStar Credit Union
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Paula Grace Willis v. YMCA of Florida's First Coast Inc.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company vs Robert Miller, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Alfred Wayne Redburn
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
State Farm Automobile Insurance Company vs James Lightfoot and Marilyn Roseanne Hunt
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Ernest Pittman v. Eiad Abdelnour
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Pamela Swan vs Jeffery Webb
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Gary Ellison Adler vs Joseph Poletto
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Joseph Ray Leathers a/k/a Joey Leathers and Marlena Leathers v. Dennis J. Lafer, as Trustee of the Dennis J. Lafer Living Trust, Dated November 3, 1994, and Virginia W. Lafer, as Trustee of the Virginia W. Lafer Living Trust, Dated November 3, 1994
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Pine Grove ADG Holdings, LLC v. Robert Diesel Service, Inc.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Sanela Hamza and Jasmin Jelec, Both as Parents and Natural Guardians of A.J., L.J., and S.J., Children v. Linda McLemore
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Suzuki Motor Corporation v. Scott Winckler
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Elias Makere vs Hon. E. Gary Early, ALJ
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Edwin Terry Winford vs DLP Real Estate Management LLC a Florida limited liability company et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Carlson Enterprises, LLC, and Adolph Carlson vs SRS Distribution Inc. d/b/a Suncoast Roofers Supply, a Delaware Corporation
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Marilyn Roseanne Hunt vs James Lightfoot
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Radley Capital Investments, LLC vs Roefsco Hogan, LLC, a Nevada Domestic Liability Company, Fialkow & Co. Inc., a Georgia for profit corporation, Roefsco, LLC, a Georgia Limited Liability Company, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
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