EDWARD RAMON RIVERA AND VERONICA FLORES
v.
DANIEL MORALES AND LUZ MARINA RESTREPO
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When an appellant omits points, positions, facts, and supporting authorities from their appellate brief, those matters are deemed waived, abandoned, or unworthy of consideration.
[1] An appellant's failure to include points, positions, facts, and supporting authorities in an appellate brief results in waiver of those arguments.
[2] An appellant's failure to provide a complete record of trial proceedings prevents appellate review of whether the trial court's judgment is supported by the evidence.
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Polyglycoat Corp. v. Hirsch Distribs., Inc., 442 So. 2d 958, 960 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983)
Edward Ramon Rivera and Veronica Flores appealed a judgment from the Circuit Court for Orange County. The appellants were pro se litigants.…
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SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 6D2025-2407 Lower Tribunal No. 2024-CA-010482
EDWARD RAMON RIVERA and VERONICA FLORES, Appellants,
v.
DANIEL MORALES and LUZ MARINA RESTREPO, Appellees.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County.
A. James Craner, Judge.
August 28, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Polyglycoat Corp. v. Hirsch Distribs., Inc., 442 So. 2d 958, 960 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983) (“When points, positions, facts and supporting authorities are omitted from the brief, a court is entitled to believe that such are waived, abandoned, or deemed by counsel to be unworthy."); Walker v. Est. of Yee, 376 So. 3d 758 (Fla. 4th DCA 2024) (applying Polyglycoat principles to a pro se litigant's brief); see also Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979) (“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.").
WOZNIAK, WHITE and SMITH, JJ., concur.
Edward Ramon Rivera and Veronica Flores, Orlando, pro se.
Steven L. Wall, of Mestdagh, Wall & Hamilton, P.A., Winter Park, for Appellee, Luz Marina Restrepo.
No Appearance for Appellee, Daniel Morales.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING
AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
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