STENSTROM
v.
DIXON
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The First District Court of Appeal of Florida dismissed a petition for belated appeal. The court held that appeals from denials of petitions for writ of mandamus are civil in nature and thus not subject to the rule governing belated appeals.
No, an appeal from the denial of a petition for writ of mandamus is civil in nature and therefore not subject to a petition for belated appeal brought under rule 9.141(c), Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure.
[1] An appeal from the denial of a petition for writ of mandamus is characterized as civil in nature and is not eligible for belated appeal relief under Florida Rule of Appel…
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PER CURIAM.
DISMISSED. See Perez v. Jones, 174 So. 3d 1088 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) (holding that an appeal from the denial of a petition for writ of mandamus is civil in nature and therefore not subject to a petition for belated appeal brought under rule 9.141(c), Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure).
LEWIS, BILBREY, and WINOKUR, JJ., concur.