Petitions, Briefs & Referee's Reports

Briefs on the Merits are provided here in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF) in numerical order. The below index lists briefs according to case number and type. To view a brief, click on the case number.

SC12-1 In Re:  Joint Resolution of Legislative Apportionment

SC12-2 Cherry v. State of Florida -
Petition - filed 01/03/12
Response - filed 01/30/12

SC12-3 United Automobile Insurance Company v. Hallandale Beach Orthopedics, Inc., et al. -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/09/12

SC12-6 Lambrix v. State of Florida -
Initial Brief - filed 04/17/12
Answer Brief - filed 05/14/12
Reply Brief - filed 06/05/12

SC12-13 Wilkins v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/17/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/01/12

SC12-14 Stallworth v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/09/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 07/24/12

SC12-16 The Florida Bar v. Dalley -
Referee's Report - filed 03/09/12

SC12-27 Murphy v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/26/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/17/12

SC12-28 Campbell v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/09/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 01/26/12
Initial Brief - filed 06/27/12
Answer Brief - filed 08/22/12

SC12-33 State of Florida v. Garcia -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/20/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 03/07/12

SC12-37 The Florida Bar v. Stafford -
Referee's Report - filed 07/18/12

SC12-45 Pomeroy v. Pomeroy -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/25/12

SC12-53 Smith v. State of Florida -
Initial Brief - filed 05/15/2012
Answer Brief - filed 07/25/12
Reply Brief - filed 08/31/12

SC12-58 Johnson A/K/A Ballard v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/19/12

SC12-60 Garrido v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/12/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/03/12

SC12-64 Conner v. State of Florida -
Petition - filed 01/12/12

SC12-71 Estrada v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/11/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 01/24/12

SC12-75 North Carillon, LLC v. CRC 603, LLC, et al. -
Initial Brief - filed 04/03/12
Amicus Brief (Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar) - filed 05/14/12
Answer Brief - filed 06/22/12
Reply Brief - filed 07/27/12

SC12-79 Frances v. State of Florida -
Initial Brief - filed 07/26/12
Answer Brief - filed 10/03/12

SC12-83 Ritz v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 03/01/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 03/21/12

SC12-92 The Florida Bar v. Makowski -
Referee's Report - filed 03/12/12

SC12-93 The Florida Bar v. Herzig -
Referee's Report - filed 06/26/12

SC12-94 Southern Alliance for Clean Energy v. Graham, etc., et al. -
Initial Brief - filed 04/26/12

SC12-98 Francois, etc. v. University of Miami, etc. -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/27/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/20/12

SC12-99 Ruiz v. Gadea -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/26/12

SC12-100 Firstate Insurance Holdings, Inc., et al. v. Fidelity Warranty Services, Inc., etc., et al. -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/26/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/17/12

SC12-103 Robert Joe Lang v. State
Initial Brief - filed 08/07/12

SC12-105 United Automobile Insurance Company v. Millenium Radiology, LLC, etc. -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/31/12

SC12-107 Waterhouse v. State of Florida -
Initial Brief - filed 01/26/12
Answer/Cross-Initial Brief - filed 01/31/12
Reply/Cross-Answer Brief - filed 02/02/12
Cross Reply Brief - filed 02/03/12

SC12-109 Antunes, et al. v. Sarasota County, Florida -
Initial Brief - filed 02/21/12
Answer Brief - filed 02/28/12
Reply Brief - filed 03/06/12

SC12-110 Ford v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/25/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/15/12

SC12-114 Katzman, M.D., et al. v. Rediron Fabrication, Inc., et al. -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/31/12

SC12-123 Florida Agency for Health Care Administration v. Avalon's Assisted Living, LLC, etc., et al. -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/12/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - 03/23/12

SC12-132 State of Florida v. Woodel -
Initial Brief - filed 08/20/12

SC12-134 Nelson v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 05/03/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 05/23/12

SC12-141 The Florida Bar v. Rust -
Amended Report of Referee - filed 10/12/12

SC12-143 White v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/06/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 03/01/12

SC12-144 Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Company v. Category 5 Management Group, LLC -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/07/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/24/12

SC12-148 Vallencourt v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/24/12

SC12-150 Jenkins v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/24/12

SC12-151 Cruz, et al. v. Cooperativa Deseguros Multiples -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/09/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/22/12

SC12-152 Fender v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/07/12

SC12-154 Black v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/31/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/28/12

SC12-157 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Curran -
Initial Brief - filed 03/30/12
Answer Brief - filed 04/17/12
Amicus Brief (Florida Justice Association) - filed 04/27/12
Reply Brief - filed 05/16/12

SC12-158 Swanson v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/24/12


SC12-160 Williams v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/24/12

SC12-162 Lenhardt v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 01/31/12


SC12-165 Richardson v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/02/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/22/12

SC12-166 Mijares Holding Company, LLC, etc. v. American Safety Casualty Insurance Company -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - 01/31/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 03/09/12

SC12-174 Pinckney v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/14/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 03/06/12

SC12-177 The Florida Bar v. Colleton -
Referee's Report - filed 05/29/12

SC12-182 Franqui v. State of Florida -
Initial Brief - filed 09/05/12
Answer Brief - filed 09/18/12

SC12-186 Griffin v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/02/12

SC12-194 Allen v. State of Florida -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 02/03/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 02/10/12

SC12-200 Nelson v. Florida Department of Corrections -
Jurisdictional Initial Brief - filed 05/04/12
Jurisdictional Answer Brief - filed 05/23/12