List of Different Legal Standards of Review

I. Appellate Standards of Review

• Abuse of Discretion:
  • Amend Complaint
    • see Bryant v. Dupree, 252 F.3d 1161 (11th Cir. 2001)
  • Assignment of Counsel
    • see Smith v. Orange County, 487 F.3d 1361, 1365 (11th Cir. 2007)
  • Court Rules (aka Local Rules)
    • see Reese v. Herbert, 527 F.3d 1253, 1267 n.22 (11th Cir. 2008)
  • Declaratory Judgments
    • see Ameritas v Roach, 411 F. 3d 1328 (11th Cir. 2005)
  • Dismissig Claim of Declaratory Relief
    • see Stevens v Osuna, 877 F.3d 1293 (1th Cir. 2017)
  • Dismisssals on the Grounds of Failing to Comply with Orders
    • see Zocaras v. Castro, 465 F.3d 479, 483 (11th Cir. 2006).
  • Dismisssals on the Grounds of Failing to Prosecute
    • see Lopez v. Aransas County., 570 F.2d 541, 544 (5th Cir. 1978)
  • Error in Judgment
    • see United States v. Whatley, 719 F.3d 1206, 1219 (11th Cir. 2013)
  • Evidentiary Hearing
    • see United States v. Barsoum, 763 F.3d 1321, 1328 (11th Cir. 2014).
  • Forum Non Conveniens
    • see Tazoe v. Airbus S.A.S., 631 F.3d 1321, 1336 (11th Cir. 2011).
  • Dismisssals on the Grounds of Frivolity
    • see McWilliams v. State of Colorado, 121 F.3d 573, 574 (10th Cir. 1997)
  • Injunctive Relief
    • see Centel Cable Television Co. v. Thos. J. White Dev. Corp., 902 F.2d 905, 910 (11th Cir. 1990)
  • Refusal to Exercise Jurisdiction
    • see Wilton v. Seven Falls Co., 515 U.S. 277, 289-90, 115 S.Ct. 2137, 132 L.Ed.2d 214 (1995)
  • Legal Error
    • see Alikhani v. United States, 200 F.3d 732, 734 (11th Cir. 2000)
  • Remedial Orders
    • see Stell v. Savannah-Chatham Cty. Bd. of Educ., 888 F.2d 82, 83 (11th Cir. 1989)
  • Sanctions
    • see Peer v. Lewis, 606 F.3d 1306, 1311 (11th Cir. 2010)
  • Sua Sponte Dismissals
    • see Bilal v. Driver, 251 F.3d 1346, 1349 (11th Cir. 2001).
    • see Betty K Agencies, Ltd. v. M/V MONADA, 432 F.3d 1333, 1337 (11th Cir. 2005)
• Clear Error/Plain Error:
  • Magistrate's Lack of Authority
    • see United States v. Schultz, 565 F.3d 1353 (11th Cir. 2009)
  • Nominal Damages
    • see Davis v. Marsh, 807 F.2d 908, 913 (11th Cir. 1987)
  • Questions of Fact
    • see United States v. Rothenberg, 610 F.3d 621, 624 (11th Cir. 2010)
  • Unobjected Rulings
    • see United States v. Woodard, 387 F.3d 1329, 1331 (11th Cir. 2004) (per curiam).
• De Novo:
  • Absolute Immunity
    • see Mikko v. City of Atlanta, 857 F.3d 1136, 1142 (11th Cir. 2017)
  • Compel Arbitration
    • see Lawson v. Life of the South Ins. Co., 648 F.3d 1166 1170 (11th Cir. 2011)
  • Constitutional Violations
    • see Cooper v Leatherman, 532 US 42
  • Dismisssals for Failure to State a Claim
    • see Hill v White, 321 F. 3d 1334, 1335 (11th Cir. 2003)
  • Judicial Immunity
    • see Ellis v. Coffee County Bd. of Registrars, 981 F.2d 1185, 1189-90 (11th Cir. 1993)
  • Legal Conclusions
    • see Farris v. United States, 333 F.3d 1211, 1216 (11th Cir. 2003)
  • Legality of Restitution
    • see United States v. McDaniel, 631 F.3d 1204, 1209 (11th Cir. 2011)
  • Official Immunity (GA)
    • see Hoyt v. Cooks, 672 F.3d 972, 981 (11th Cir.2012)
  • Qualified Immunity
    • see Black v. Wigington, 811 F.3d 1259, 1265 (11th Cir. 2016).
  • Questions of Law
    • see Southwest Florida v Save the Manatee Club, 773 So. 2d 594, 597 (FL 1st DCA 2000).
  • Rule 50 Judgments
    • see Doe v Celebrity Cruises, Inc. 394 F. 3d 891 (11th Cir. 2004)
  • Standing
    • see Common Cause/Georgia v. Billups, 554 F.3d 1340, 1356 (11th Cir. 2009)
  • Statutory Construction/Interpretation
    • see In re City of Mobile, 75 F.3d 605, 607 (11th Cir. 1996)
  • Subject Matter Jurisdiction
    • see United States v. Perez, 956 F.2d 1098, 1101 (11th Cir. 1992)
  • Summary Judgment
    • see Melton v Abston, 841 F.3d 1207 (11th Cir. 2016)
  • Venue Jurisdiction
    • see Hollis v. Florida State Univ., 259 F.3d 1295, 1298 (11th Cir. 2001)
• Plenary Review:
  • Sentencing Jurisdiction
    • see United States v. Diaz-Clark, 292 F.3d 1310, 1315 (11th Cir. 2002)