ERIKA ZIMMERMANN
v.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

Fla. 3d DCA | 2026-08-05
No. 2026-0801
Scales, C.J., Logue, J., Lobree, J., Hellmann, J.
2026 FL 10012 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2026)

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Holding

An appellant's failure to present a preliminary basis for reversal in the initial brief warrants summary affirmance.


Headnotes

[1] An initial brief that fails to present a preliminary basis for reversal is subject to summary affirmance regardless of the appellant's good-faith intentions.

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Key Quotes

“Summary affirmance is appropriate where the initial brief fails to present a 'preliminary basis for reversal,' regardless of the good-faith intentions and beliefs of the filing party.”

Court's citation to Cabrera v. Outdoor Empire Inc., 134 So. 3d 573, 576 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014)

Facts & Procedural History

Erika Zimmermann appealed a decision from Miami-Dade County Court. The specific underlying facts are not detailed in this summary affirmance opinion.…

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Opinion of the Court

Third District Court of Appeal

State of Florida

Opinion filed August 5, 2026.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

No. 3D26-0801

Lower Tribunal No. 25-106460-CC-20

Erika Zimmermann,

Appellant,

vs.

Miami-Dade County,

Appellee

An Appeal from the County Court for Miami-Dade County, Kevin

Hellmann, Judge.

Erika Zimmermann, in proper person.

No appearance, for appellee.

Before SCALES, C.J., and LOGUE and LOBREE, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Having carefully reviewed Appellant's initial brief and the record on appeal, we find that no preliminary basis for reversal has been demonstrated and therefore affirm. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.315(a); Cabrera v. Outdoor

Empire Inc., 134 So. 3d 573, 576 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014) (“Summary affirmance is appropriate where the initial brief fails to present a 'preliminary basis for reversal,' regardless of the good-faith intentions and beliefs of the filing party.").

Affirmed.


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