ERROL LEWIS, APPELLANT,
v.
DIANE R. JAMES, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL & DAVID E. WILKINS, AS SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, APPELLEES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2012-05-15
No. 1D11-4201
BENTON, C.J., THOMAS, and SWANSON, JJ., concur.
88 So. 3d 381 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2012) Positive Treatment
Cited by 2 cases
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Franklin v. Kearney, 814 So.2d 462, 463 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (only the committing court has jurisdiction to entertain habeas petition challenging legality of involuntary commitment). Mr. Lewis does not adequately present any of his “bill of rights” claims in *382his initial brief. See § 916.107, Fla. Stat. (2010).

BENTON, C.J., THOMAS, and SWANSON, JJ., concur.

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