Federal District Judge · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
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74 verified requirements govern practice before Judge Rodney Smith across the judge and court layers — the judge's own practice preferences plus the district's Local Rules.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 100 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (December 28, 2011–October 28, 2020) 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.
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THE GRAHAM COMPANIES, etc., vs JASON AMADO,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
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Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MUSIC ROYALTY CONSULTING, INC., vs AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP), et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
L24M, LLC, et al., vs SANTA ELENA HOLDINGS, LLC, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ERICK A. PALMA, M.D., et al., vs SOUTH FLORIDA PULMONARY & CRITICAL CARE, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
CITY OF MIAMI, vs LAUREN MARIE PALMA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION vs OLGA TIO
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL ROSEN vs HARBORSIDE SUITES, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, vs REYNALDO PEDRERO,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
YAM EXPORT & IMPORT LLC, vs NICARAGUA TOBACCO IMPORTS, INC.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY vs FAYE DAVIS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
KACHKAR V. HSBC BANK USA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EDUARTEZ V. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOC., ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
CLARK V. CELEBRITY CRUISES, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
JANET RODRIGUEZ, vs ALS COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THE PINNACLE CONDO ASSOC. V. HANEY, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
FELIX I. GASPARD, vs THE HONORABLE JUDGE MONICA GORDO,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EPSTEIN V. BRUNEL, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
OLIN, ET AL. V. WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
BENY KRASNER vs AF REALTY INVESTMENTS, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALFONSO E. OVIEDO vs NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, et al
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ULTRA AVIATION SERVICES V. CRUZ CLEMENTE, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
CDC CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, LLC vs SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL ROSEN vs HARBORSIDE SUITES, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
AMERICAN INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY vs MARIA ESTRADA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ABRAHAM SENO BRIL AND JOSE SASSON-LERNER vs INTERIORS BY STEVEN G., INC.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JEAN-MARY V. BANK OF AMERICA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSE M. TOURON, vs MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, etc., et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FILS-AIME, ET AL. V. ROBERSON
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, vs JORGE RODRIGUEZ, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ST. ANNE'S NURSING CENTER, ST. ANNE'S RESIDENCE, INC., vs PERCY MARTINEZ, etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PEOPLE'S TRUST INS. CO. V. GARCIA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
SARHAN V. H & H INVESTORS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MERKER V. ROBLES DUARTE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HARBORSIDE SUITES V. ROSEN, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
EDUARTEZ V. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOC., ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
WILLIAMS V. NUNO
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
ORGE V. GRIJALBA, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KRASNER V. AF REALTY INVESTMENTS, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FALCON V. WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
BURKICH V. 3 BRO'S TRUCKING, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
U.S. BANK V. RAMIREZ
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
HARRIS V. CALCHAS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RODRIGUEZ V. ALS COMMERCIAL FUNDING LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ULTRA AVIATION SERVICES V. CRUZ CLEMENTE, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
CITIZENS PROPERTY INS. CORP. V. LAMOUR
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SIERRA JR. V. WELLS FARGO BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FINCANTIERI-CANTIERI NAVALI ITALIANI S.P.A. V. YUZWA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
SAFARI TOURS V. PASCO, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
ROSEN V. HARBORSIDE SUITES
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY V. OJEDA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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