Background
Steeve Marcus Louis brought an appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, where Judge G. Gregory Green presided. The withdrawal order does not identify the particular ruling under review or describe the facts and legal issues underlying the appeal.
On July 10, 2026, the Florida Second District Court of Appeal issued a per curiam affirmance. The court later revisited that disposition on its own motion.
The Court’s Holding
The Second District ordered that its July 10, 2026 per curiam affirmance be withdrawn. Judges Kelly, Morris, and Atkinson concurred.
The order does not replace the withdrawn affirmance with a new merits decision, explain why the court withdrew it, or resolve the underlying appellate issues.
Key Takeaways
- The court withdrew its prior per curiam affirmance on its own motion.
- The order provides no reasoning for the withdrawal and contains no merits analysis.
- The order does not identify the ruling appealed from or announce a replacement disposition.
Why It Matters
The July 10 per curiam affirmance no longer stands as the court’s operative disposition. Because the withdrawal order supplies no substitute ruling or explanation, it should not be read as deciding the merits of Louis’s appeal.