STEVEN BEEBE
v.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Fla. 1st DCA | 2020-09-30
No. 19-2447
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2020)

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Holding

An inmate's mandamus petition must be dismissed where the inmate fails to plead and prove exhaustion of administrative remedies, including completion of all required administrative appeals and proper submission of grievance documentation.


Headnotes

[1] An inmate seeking mandamus relief against a correctional department must plead and prove exhaustion of administrative remedies, including completion of formal administrat…

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Key Quotes

“approving dismissal of mandamus petition because inmate did not meet his burden to 'plead and prove that he had exhausted administrative remedies,' where his petition failed to demonstrate that he completed his administrative appeal”

Citation to Jackson v. Parkhouse, 826 So. 2d 478, 479 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002), establishing the standard for dismissal of inmate mandamus petitions based on failure to exhaust remedies.

Facts & Procedural History

Steven Beebe, an inmate, filed a mandamus petition against the Florida Department of Corrections. The circuit court dismissed the petition.…

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Opinion of the Court

September 30, 2020 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Jackson v. Parkhouse, 826 So. 2d 478, 479 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002) (approving dismissal of mandamus petition because inmate did not meet his burden to “plead and prove that he had exhausted administrative remedies,” where his petition failed to demonstrate that he completed his administrative appeal); see also Fla. Admin. Code R. 33-103.007(2) (requiring inmate to attach formal grievance, response, and any documentation pertinent to review that he wants reviewed; and providing that an incomplete grievance appeal will be returned to the inmate without action).

RAY, C.J., and ROWE and TANENBAUM, JJ., concur.

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_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.


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