JUSTIN ROBERT MUOIO
v.
JESSICA LYNN SAFINYA

Fla. 3d DCA | 2026-06-10
No. 2025-2068
Scales, C.J., Fernandez, J., Miller, J., Mato, J.
2026 FL 7042 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2026)

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Holding

An appellant's failure to furnish the appellate court with an appendix or transcript of the proceedings requires affirmance of the trial court's order due to the presumption of correctness accorded to trial court decisions.


Headnotes

[1] An appellant's failure to provide an appendix or transcript of trial proceedings to the appellate court results in affirmance of the trial court's order, as the appellate…

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“In appellate proceedings the decision of a trial court has the presumption of correctness and the burden is on the appellant to demonstrate error. Without a record of the trial proceedings, the appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory.”

Court explaining the requirement for appellate record and burden on appellant

Facts & Procedural History

Justin Robert Muoio appealed a non-final order from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County denying his motion to dissolve a domestic violence injunct…

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Opinion of the Court

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed June 10, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

No. 3D25-2068 Lower Tribunal No. 14-21027-FC-04

Justin Robert Muoio, Appellant,

vs.

Jessica Lynn Safinya, Appellee.

An Appeal from a non-final order from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Marie Elizabeth Mato, Judge.

Justin Robert Muoio, in proper person. No appearance, for appellee.

Before SCALES, C.J., and FERNANDEZ and MILLER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Justin Robert Muoio appeals an October 3, 2025 non-final order denying his motion to dissolve a domestic violence injunction. Appellant has not furnished this Court an appendix reflecting the pertinent portions of the record or a transcript of the October 3, 2025 hearing. We, therefore, are compelled to affirm the lower court's order. Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979) (“In appellate proceedings the decision of a trial court has the presumption of correctness and the burden is on the appellant to demonstrate error. Without a record of the trial proceedings, the appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory."); Fernandez v. Gonzalez, 405 So. 3d 531, 532-33 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).

Affirmed.


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