LOCKS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Lonnie C. Locks III filed a petition for writ of mandamus challenging the lower tribunal's handling of his motion for postconviction relief. The First District Court of Appeal dismissed the petition as moot because the lower court had already ruled on the underlying motion.
The petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed as moot because the lower tribunal has already ruled on the motion for postconviction relief, making the extraordinary writ unnecessary.
“Because the lower tribunal has ruled on Petitioner's motion for postconviction relief, the Court dismisses the petition for writ of mandamus as moot.”
The court's holding and basis for dismissing the petition, establishing that ruling on the underlying motion renders the mandamus petition moot.
Petitioner Lonnie C. Locks III filed a motion for postconviction relief in the lower tribunal. The lower court issued a ruling on that motion. Locks t…
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
No. 1D2025-0685
LONNIE C. LOCKS III,
Petitioner,
v. STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Mandamus—Original Jurisdiction.
November 5, 2025
PER CURIAM.
Because the lower tribunal has ruled on Petitioner’s motion for postconviction relief, the Court dismisses the petition for writ of mandamus as moot. See Farrior v. State, 343 So. 3d 159, 160 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022); Granville v. State, 382 So. 3d 792 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024).
BILBREY, KELSEY, and LONG, JJ., concur. 2
Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
Lonnie C. Locks III, pro se, Petitioner. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Trisha Meggs Pate, Bureau Chief, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
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