HALL
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2024-01-03
No. 2023-2471
2024 FL 14 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2024)

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Holding

A petition for writ of mandamus becomes moot when the trial court issues a ruling on 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 issued a final order on the pleading that the petitioner sought to compel action upon.

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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) as controlling authority for dismissing on mootness grounds.

Facts & Procedural History

Hall filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel action on a motion pending before the trial court. Hall provided a copy of the lower trib…

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Opinion of the Court

January 3, 2024 PER CURIAM.

As Petitioner has provided a copy of the lower tribunal order denying the motion Petitioner sought to compel action on, 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). ROBERTS, ROWE, and RAY, 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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