GLENN SPRADLEY,
v.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Fla. Public Serv. Comm’n v. Triple “A” Enter., Inc., 387 So. 2d 940, 942 (Fla. 1980) (“Absent waiver or exception in civil actions brought against the state, its agencies or subdivisions, venue properly lies in the county of its principal headquarters.”) (citing Carlile v. Game & Fresh Water Fish Comm’n, 354 So. 2d 362 (Fla. 1977); Smith v. Williams, 160 Fla. 580, 35 So. 2d 844 (1948)); Dep’t of Corr. v. Ross, 680 So. 2d 622, 622 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996) (The home venue “privilege provides that in civil actions brought against the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions venue lies in the county where the state agency or subdivision maintains its principal headquarters.”) (citation omitted).
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Carlile v. Game & Fresh Water Fish Comm'n of the State of Fla., 354 So. 2d 362 (Fla. 1977)…actions brought against the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions, absent waiver or exception, properly lies in the county [*364] where the state, agency, or subdivision, maintains its principal headquarters. Smith v. Williams, 160 Fla. 580, 35 So. 2d 844 (1948) and Ringling Brothers—Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows v. State, 295 So. 2d 314 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974). Such a rule promotes orderly and uniform handling of state litigation and helps to minimize expenditure of public funds and manpower. Petiti…1 / 2
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- Smith v. Williams, 160 Fla. 580 (Fla. 1948)
- Dep't OF Corr. v. Ross, 680 So. 2d 622 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996)