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Circuit Civil (Pinellas)
Courtroom Clearwater Courthouse
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second District Court of Appeal (St. Petersburg).
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Circuit Civil (Pinellas)current
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
IVAN AMNAY VS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MARK P. STOPA VS KEVIN S. CANNON, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ANNA JANOWSKA vs DAVID F. WILSEY, ESQ., ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THOMAS R. POCOCK VS CHARLES R. POCOCK, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JANET ROWLAND-BURKE VS WEST SHORE DISTRICT, LLC , ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Massaua, Allen v. Cervelli, Umberto's of Palm Harbor, Inc., et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
KMG PROPERTIES, LLC v. OWL CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
LARGO MEDICAL CENTER, INC. vs ROBERT KOWALSKI, JR., M. D.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
JEFFREY D. JENSEN, ESQ. vs PINELLAS COUNTY
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
BAYFRONT TOWER CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION RESIDENTIAL, INC. vs MARLENE STARR AND TED STARR
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARY SMITH - SANTANA VS SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Meadowcrest Trust v. Equity Trust Company
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RAISA PETROLEUM, INC. vs KOLIN KAYJ, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
736 ISLAND WAY ASSOCIATION v. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MATTHEW HALLETT VS LOCAL TRADESMEN GROUP, LLC, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOHN MARK ROESCH vs RICK CROSBY, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
DARALL J. MOORE AND REGINA J. MOORE vs U. S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Pressure Washer Service, Inc. v. Phoenix Properties International Inc.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STACY S. SIGNORINI vs OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L L C
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GANDOLFO v. NORRIS, DANSTE HOSPITALITY GROUP, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Carpenter, Strategic Land and Property Sales, LLC v. BVK Muirfield Village, LLC, BGV Limited, LLLP, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JEFFREY JENSEN vs PINELLAS COUNTY
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C. F. v. All Children's Hospital, Inc.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FOLEY & LARDNER, L L P vs UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNESS, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS OF NORMAND W. GENDRON, DECEASED, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
TOWN OF REDDINGTON BEACH vs THE BIG BEACH HOUSE, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARY SMITH-SANTANA VS SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY v. GIAMBALVO, ESTATE OF SALVATORE GIAMBALVO, JR.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ROHAN VERPLANK vs DENA V. LEIGH
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Hydro-Dyne Engineering, Inc. v. Williams, Griffith, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CITY OF LARGO, HANSMANN v. LYLES, LYLES
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CORBIN v. MCDANIEL
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHARLES SVETLANOVICH AND SHARON SVETLANOVICH, HIS WIFE vs STATE FARM FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Driscoll v. Knellinger, US Federal Contractor Registration, Inc.
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - PC Denied
VISTACARE PHARMACY SERVICES 2, LLC v. CATAMARAN CORPORATION, OPTUMRX
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KATHI HULL AND ARTHUR HULL vs CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DAVID B. VOGEL vs CORNERSTONE DOCTORS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Massaua, Allen v. Cervelli, Umberto's of Palm Harbor, Inc., et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JEREMY CENTENO VS GHD CONSTRUCTION SERVCES, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - PC Denied
LENORE ELAINE SMITH vs FREDRICK HARPER
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BMG REALTY GROUP, LLC vs U S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SALLIE DIENER AND VICTOR RANDOLPH VS CHRISTIAN ZELLER, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Drysdale v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GEORGE ANDERSON TRAINING AND CONSULTING, INC., ET AL vs MILLER BEY PARALEGAL AND FINANCING, L L C
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
WILLIAM NELSON vs JASON MILLER INVESTMENTS, INC., D/ B/ A JAYMAR TRAVEL PARK
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
THE ESTATE OF GRACE QUINN BY AND THROUGH BARBARA ECK, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE vs CCRC OPCO FREEDOM SQUARE LLC, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
MARK P. STOPA vs KEVIN C. CANNON, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DAVID JACOBSON VS DAVID RUBINS
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
DANIEL DRISCOLL VS ERIC KNELLINGER AND
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Authored Opinion
JOHN R. FRAWLEY, JR., AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN R. FRAWLEY, SR. VS JOHN DOE, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Carpenter, Strategic Land and Property Sales, LLC v. BVK - Muirfield Village, LLC, BGV Limited, LLLP, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
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