53 results for 'judge:"Pratt"'.
J. Pratt finds the administrative law judge properly ruled in favor of the gaming commission in the gaming license holders' challenge to a rule that bars card room license holders from gambling where they work. The commission's authority under Florida statutes encompasses the regulation of card room operations, including the rule the license holders dispute, so their challenge fails. Affirmed.
Court: Florida Courts Of Appeal, Judge: Pratt, Filed On: May 17, 2024, Case #: 22-1477, Categories: Administrative Law, Agency
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J. Pratt finds the trial court properly denied the trucking company's motion to stay and compel arbitration in a dispute between the property owner and multiple trucking companies in which the owner accuses the companies of litter and trespass for digging "an enormous pit" and dumping "construction debris and sludge" on its property. The trucking company cannot get the relief it seeks because it is not a party to the arbitration agreement it wants enforced. Affirmed.
Court: Florida Courts Of Appeal, Judge: Pratt, Filed On: April 12, 2024, Case #: 23-2094, Categories: Arbitration, Contract
J. Pratt finds the trial court improperly lowered defendant's sentence to 10 years' imprisonment after his conviction on child pornography charges. The court did not have competent and substantial evidence to justify its downward departure, particularly as regards its references to defendant's self-reported post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, alcoholism and other mental health issues. Vacated.
Court: Florida Courts Of Appeal, Judge: Pratt, Filed On: April 12, 2024, Case #: 22-1603, Categories: Sentencing, Child Pornography
J. Pratt rules in part for defendant, an insurance company, in breach of contract claims in which another company seeks reimbursement for services provided to physician groups by holding that plaintiff may only continue claims that had been made prior to the date set out in their agreement. Meanwhile, the agreement requires that plaintiff's claims proceed to arbitration.
Court: USDC Southern District of Indiana, Judge: Pratt, Filed On: March 25, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv1500, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Arbitration, Civil Procedure, Contract
J. Pratt finds for patients regarding jurisdiction in privacy and contract claims because the hospital is a private hospital, not a federal actor, and the case concerns managing the patient portal.
Court: USDC Southern District of Indiana, Judge: Pratt, Filed On: February 6, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv1080, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Privacy, Venue, Contract
J. Pratt finds the trial court wrongfully considered defendant's lawful possession of firearms when sentencing him to 87 months in prison for charges related to selling more than 25 pounds of marijuana, even though defendant was not charged with any gun crimes. According to statements made at sentencing, the judge may have relied on defendant's constitutional right to lawful firearm possession when sentencing him, and that is prohibited by due process. Defendant's sentences are vacated, and the case is remanded for re-sentencing under a different judge.
Court: Florida Courts Of Appeal, Judge: Pratt, Filed On: January 12, 2024, Case #: 22-0703, Categories: Drug Offender, Sentencing, Due Process