WALKER
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2024-04-10
No. 2023-2548
2024 FL 3971 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 has already issued a ruling on the pending pleading that is the subject of the mandamus petition.


Headnotes

[1] A petition for writ of mandamus is properly dismissed as moot when the trial court has rendered a ruling on the pleading that is the subject of the mandamus petition.

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

Court's explanation for dismissal, citing Farrior v. State

Facts & Procedural History

Reginald A. Walker filed a petition for writ of mandamus in original jurisdiction. The trial court had previously given Walker a ruling on the pending…

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Opinion of the Court

April 10, 2024 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).

BILBREY, M.K. THOMAS, and NORDBY, 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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