AMON RICHARDS
v.
TED GJERDE, RICKY D. DIXON, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Fla. 1st DCA | 2023-11-22
No. 2023-1573
Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2023)

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Holding

A petition for writ of mandamus must be dismissed as moot when the trial court has already resolved the pending pleading that was the subject of the mandamus petition.


Headnotes

[1] A petition for writ of mandamus is moot when the trial court has already issued a ruling on the pleading that was the subject of the mandamus petition.

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Key Quotes

“dismissing the petition for writ of mandamus as moot where the trial court had given the petitioner a ruling on the pending pleading below”

The court cited Farrior v. State, 343 So. 3d 159, 160 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022) for the mootness doctrine

Facts & Procedural History

Amon Richards, a pro se petitioner, sought a writ of mandamus against Ted Gjerde and Ricky D. Dixon of the Florida Department of Corrections. The tria…

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Opinion of the Court

November 22, 2023 PER CURIAM.

The Court dismisses the petition for writ of mandamus as moot. See Farrior v. State, 343 So. 3d 159, 160 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022) (dismissing the petition for writ of mandamus as moot where the trial court had given the petitioner a ruling on the pending pleading below). ROWE, BILBREY, and LONG, JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.


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