Green v. Edwards — affirmed the circuit court’s judgment without a written explanation

Case
Bryan Green v. Michael Edwards, Sheldon Wayne Green, Ernest Gerald Green and Brenda Green Merritt
Court
Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
Judge
JAY, C.J. (Ron DeSantis, 2023); WALLIS, J. (Rick Scott, 2013); Lambert, J. (Rick Scott, 2014)
Date Decided
October 29, 2026
Docket No.
5D2025-3786
Topics
Appellate Procedure, Per Curiam Affirmance
Source
Read the full opinion

Background

Bryan Green appealed from a decision of the Circuit Court for Duval County, where Judge Waddell A. Wallace III presided. The appellate opinion does not describe the underlying dispute, the circuit court’s ruling, or the arguments raised on appeal.

Green represented himself. Attorney Michael V. Andriano represented appellee Michael Edwards, while the remaining appellees made no appearance.

The Court’s Holding

The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed the circuit court’s decision in a per curiam disposition. Chief Judge Jay and Judges Wallis and Lambert concurred.

The court provided no written reasoning, factual analysis, or statement of the legal grounds supporting affirmance. Accordingly, the opinion establishes only that the judgment under review was left intact.

Key Takeaways

  • The Fifth District affirmed the Duval County circuit court’s decision.
  • The court issued a per curiam affirmance without explaining its reasoning.
  • The opinion does not identify the underlying claims or disclose which appellate arguments were presented.

Why It Matters

The ruling ends the appeal in the appellees’ favor unless altered through a timely authorized post-decision motion. Because the court supplied no reasoning, the opinion offers no substantive guidance beyond the outcome in this case.

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