MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ ALBISU, ET AL.
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. | 2026-07-02
No. SC2026-0142
Couriel, C.J., Labarga, J., Muñiz, J., Grosshans, J., Francis, J., Sasso, J., Tanenbaum, J.
2026 FL 8230 Florida Supreme Court (2026)

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Holding

A writ of prohibition is not available to disqualify an appellate court from hearing an appeal, as disqualification is a matter of procedural jurisdiction at the trial court level only.


Headnotes

[1] A writ of prohibition is not an appropriate remedy to disqualify an appellate court from hearing an appeal, as disqualification of judges is a matter of procedural jurisd…

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Facts & Procedural History

Petitioners Miguel Rodriguez Albisu and others sought a writ of prohibition to disqualify the entire Fourth District Court of Appeal from hearing thei…

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Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida

THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026

Miguel Rodriguez Albisu, et al.,

V.

Petitioner(s)

State of Florida, Respondent(s)

SC2026-0142

Lower Tribunal No(s).: 4D2025-3769; 062023CF002405A88810, 062023MM001607A88810

The petition for writ of prohibition is hereby denied on the merits. No motion for rehearing will be considered by this Court.

COURIEL, C.J., and LABARGA, MUÑIZ, GROSSHANS, FRANCIS, and SASSO, JJ., concur.

TANENBAUM, J., dissents in part with an opinion.

TANENBAUM, J., dissenting in part.

The petitioners attempt to use prohibition to address their effort at "disqualifying" the entire Fourth District Court of Appeal from hearing their appeal. Disqualification is a matter of procedural jurisdiction at the trial court level. See § 38.10, Fla. Stat.; Fla. R. Gen. P. & Jud. Admin. 2.330. That is not true at the appellate level, so prohibition is not available to the petitioners. There is no basis for considering their petition “on the merits.” I

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agree that they are not entitled to the writ they seek, but I would dismiss without considering the merits of their underlying argument.

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