WRIGHT
v.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND SHEILA SZALA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-04-08
No. 2025-2140
Rowe, J., M.K. Thomas, J., Nordby, J.
2026 FL 3886 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026) Negative Treatment
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Synopsis

Walter Lee Wright petitioned for a writ of mandamus against the Florida Department of Corrections and Sheila Szala in original jurisdiction. The First District Court of Appeal dismissed the petition as moot because the trial court had already ruled on Wright's motion for relief from judgment.

Holding

The petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed as moot because the trial court ruled on the motion for relief from judgment, rendering the petition without practical effect.

Headnotes

[1] A petition for writ of mandamus becomes moot when the trial court has ruled on the underlying motion for relief from judgment, rendering the appellate relief sought unnec…

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“Because the trial court has ruled on Petitioner's motion for relief from judgment, the Court dismisses the petition for writ of mandamus as moot.”

Establishes the basis for dismissal—that a ruling on the underlying motion rendered the mandamus petition moot.
Facts & Procedural History

Wright filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the appellate court's original jurisdiction. During the pendency of the petition, the trial court rule…

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Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

WALTER LEE WRIGHT, Petitioner, v. No. 1D2025-2140

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS and SHEILA SZALA, Respondents.

Petition for Writ of Mandamus—Original Jurisdiction.

April 8, 2026

PER CURIAM.

Because the trial court has ruled on Petitioner's motion for relief from judgment, the Court dismisses the petition for writ of mandamus as moot. See Granville v. State, 382 So. 3d 792 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024).

ROWE, 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.

Walter Lee Wright, pro se, Petitioner. Marie A. Borland, Ethen R. Shapiro, and Jacob Z. Coates of Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A., Tampa, for Respondent Sheila Szala.

No appearance for Respondent Florida Department of Corrections.

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