STEVEN M. AITKEN
v.
R. QUINN, WARDEN OF SANTA ROSA CORRECTIONAL INST., ET AL.
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A petition for writ of mandamus is denied when the circuit court has already directed a response and scheduled an evidentiary hearing on the underlying habeas corpus petition.
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
STEVEN M. AITKEN, Petitioner,
V.
R. QUINN, Warden of Santa Rosa
Correctional Inst., et al., Respondents.
No. 1D2025-3375
Petition for Writ of Mandamus—Original Proceedings.
July 8, 2026
PER CURIAM.
As the circuit court has directed a response from the Department of Corrections and has set an evidentiary hearing on the petition for writ of habeas corpus, the Court denies the petition for writ of mandamus. See Munn v. Fla. Parole Comm’n, 807 So. 2d 733 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).
ROBERTS, M.K. THOMAS, and LONG, JJ., concur.