AQUILLIA T. WILSON
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A trial court errs when it rules on pending motions while a motion to disqualify the judge is pending, as Florida law requires immediate ruling on disqualification motions and prohibits other rulings during their pendency.
[1] While a motion to disqualify a judge is pending, a trial court is not authorized to rule on other pending motions, and any such rulings must be vacated.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“Additionally, while a motion to disqualify is pending, the trial court is not authorized to rule on other pending motions; all such motions upon which the trial court rules must be vacated.”
Court citing Gomez v. State, 900 So. 2d 760, 761 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) regarding the procedural requirement for handling disqualification motions.
Wilson filed a Second Motion for Postconviction Relief on May 29, 2020, and a motion to disqualify the judge on June 1, 2020. The trial court denied t…
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FIFTH DISTRICT
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
AQUILLIA T. WILSON,
Appellant,
v. Case No. 5D20-1343
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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Opinion filed October 30, 2020
3.850 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Citrus County, Richard A. Howard, Judge.
Aquillia T. Wilson, Trenton, pro se.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and L. Charlene Matthews, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.
On May 27, 2020, Aquillia T. Wilson mailed his Second Motion for Postconviction Relief and a motion to disqualify the judge presiding over the postconviction motion. The motion for postconviction relief was filed on May 29, 2020, and the motion to disqualify was filed on June 1, 2020. The lower court denied Appellant’s Second Motion for
2 Postconviction Relief on June 4, 2020, and denied the motion to disqualify on June 8, 2020. Appellant correctly argues that Florida law requires an immediate ruling on motions to disqualify. See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.330(j). “Additionally, while a motion to disqualify is pending, the trial court is not authorized to rule on other pending motions; all such motions upon which the trial court rules must be vacated.” Gomez v. State, 900 So. 2d 760, 761 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) (citing Fuster-Escalona v. Wisotsky, 781 So. 2d 1063, 1065 (Fla. 2000); Brown v. State, 863 So. 2d 1274 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004)). The lower court erred when it ruled on Appellant’s postconviction motion while the motion to disqualify was pending. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. ORDER VACATED; REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS.
EVANDER, C.J., EDWARDS and TRAVER, JJ., concur.
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- Fuster-Escalona v. Wisotsky, 781 So. 2d 1063 (Fla. 2000)
- Brown v. State, 863 So. 2d 1274 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004)