SAMPSON
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-09-16
No. 2025-3285
Roberts, J., Ray, J., Treadwell, J.
2026 FL 12023 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

A petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed as moot when the circuit court has scheduled an evidentiary hearing on the petitioner's pending postconviction motion.


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[1] A petition for writ of mandamus becomes moot when the relief sought has been provided through the scheduling of the requested evidentiary hearing on a postconviction moti…

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Sampson filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the appellate court. The circuit court subsequently scheduled an evidentiary hearing on Sampson's pen…

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Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

JOHNATHAN SAMPSON, Petitioner,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent.

No. 1D2025-3285

Petition for Writ of Mandamus—Original Proceedings.

September 16, 2026

PER CURIAM.

As the circuit court recently scheduled an evidentiary hearing on Petitioner's pending postconviction motion, the Court dismisses the petition for writ of mandamus. See Munn v. Fla. Parole Comm'n, 807 So. 2d 733 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).

ROBERTS, RAY, and TREADWELL, JJ., concur.


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