Background
D. George Sweigert appealed from proceedings in the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, where Judge Paul A. Damico presided over lower tribunal case number 502025DR009653XXXASB. The Fourth District consolidated three appeals: Nos. 4D2025-3842, 4D2026-0149, and 4D2026-0238.
Both Sweigert and Mark A. Goodman appeared pro se. The appellate court’s brief opinion does not describe the underlying dispute, the orders challenged, the arguments raised, or the circuit court’s reasoning.
The Court’s Holding
The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the circuit court’s disposition in a per curiam decision. Chief Judge Gerber and Judges Ciklin and Levine concurred.
The court supplied no written reasoning and announced no express rule of law. The opinion states only that the consolidated appeals were affirmed and notes that the decision was not final until disposition of any timely filed motion for rehearing.
Key Takeaways
- The Fourth District affirmed the lower court in all three consolidated appeals.
- The court issued a per curiam affirmance without explaining its reasoning or the underlying facts.
- Chief Judge Gerber and Judges Ciklin and Levine comprised the identified appellate panel.
Why It Matters
The decision leaves the circuit court’s disposition in place, but its lack of factual discussion or legal analysis limits what practitioners can draw from it beyond the result in these consolidated appeals.