RUSSELL CALAMIA, PETITIONER,
v.
HARRY K. SINGLETARY, JR., RESPONDENT; JEFFREY LYNN HOCK, PETITIONER, V. HARRY K. SINGLETARY, JR. RESPONDENT
PER CURIAM.
On petition for writ of certiorari, the United States Supreme Court vacated our previous decision in this cause1 and remanded the case for further consideration in light of its decision in Lynce v. Mathis, — U.S. -, 117 S.Ct. 891, 137 L.Ed.2d 63 (1997). Calamia v. Singletary, -— U.S. , 117 S.Ct. 1309, 137 L.Ed.2d 473 (1997). In view of the holding of Lynce, we grant the petition for writ of habeas corpus of Russell Calamia and the petition for writ of mandamus of Jeffrey Lynn Hock. We direct respondent to reinstate the petitioners’ administrative and provisional gain time in accordance with the opinion in Lynce v. Mathis.
It is so ordered.
KOGAN, C.J., and OVERTON, SHAW, GRIMES, HARDING, WELLS and ANSTEAD, JJ., concur. . Calamia v. Singletary, 686 So. 2d 1337 (Fla.1996).
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