Mandamus Relief

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• Delegal v. State
  126 So. 3d 1232· Fla. 4th DCA· 2012-10-24
• Jackson v. Tucker
  99 So. 3d 614· Fla. 1st DCA· 2012-10-23
  Jackson petitioned for habeas corpus relief claiming he was entitled to additional gain-time credits and immediate release from the Florida Department of Corrections. The circuit court refused to file his habeas petition due to his failure to submit an indigency affidavit or pay
• LeBOEUF v. McNEIL
  49 So. 3d 328· Fla. 1st DCA· 2010-12-03
  Florida appellate court granted certiorari and remanded for reconsideration whether the Department of Corrections could forfeit gain-time credits for a sentence imposed before the forfeiture statutes were enacted.
• Abedelkader Dawudi v. State
  20 So. 3d 1028· Fla. 4th DCA· 2009-11-18
  The court affirmed the denial of jail time credit for pre-transfer incarceration but reversed and remanded regarding probation time credit, requiring the trial court to either award 147 days of credit or provide a conclusive refutation.
• Diaz v. Dep't OF Child. & Families
  4 So. 3d 700· Fla. 1st DCA· 2009-02-19
• City OF Lake Worth v. Save OUR Neighborhood, Inc.
  995 So. 2d 1002· Fla. 4th DCA· 2008-10-22
  The City of Lake Worth appeals a trial court decision that partially granted certiorari relief to challengers who sought to invoke the referendum process against city ordinances rezoning a 4.02-acre parcel. The appellate court reverses, holding that under Florida Statutes § 163.3
• Gaines v. McDONOUGH
  968 So. 2d 95· Fla. 1st DCA· 2007-11-20
  A prison inmate challenged a circuit court's denial of mandamus relief against the Department of Corrections and sought review of a lien imposed on his inmate trust account for court costs. The appellate court denied relief on the mandamus claim but vacated the lien as unauthoriz
• Wells v. State
  966 So. 2d 459· Fla. 4th DCA· 2007-10-03
  Thomas Perry Wells, Jr. appeals the denial of his rule 3.850 motion for postconviction relief, claiming his written sentence does not conform to the trial court's oral pronouncement. The court affirms, finding his sentence was already corrected nunc pro tunc in 1997 and directing
• Quilling v. McDONOUGH
  955 So. 2d 1203· Fla. 1st DCA· 2007-05-08
  Court denied certiorari review of a prison disciplinary proceeding's forfeiture of gain-time but quashed liens imposed on inmate's trust account for filing fees and costs in collateral criminal proceedings.
• Adlington v. State
  948 So. 2d 839· Fla. 4th DCA· 2007-01-24
  Phillip Gene Adlington appealed a trial court's summary denial of post-conviction relief relating to the voluntariness of his plea. The court affirmed the denial of claims already addressed in a prior appeal decision, dismissed as premature certain interlocutory orders, and dismi
• Smith v. Fla. Dep't OF Corr.
  911 So. 2d 836· Fla. 1st DCA· 2005-09-02
• Levory W. Hickmon v. Clerk OF Cir. Court
  906 So. 2d 311· Fla. 5th DCA· 2005-05-13
• D.J. v. Dep't OF Child. & Families
  890 So. 2d 370· Fla. 4th DCA· 2004-12-22
  Petitioners who were formerly dependent children in DCF custody and later adopted are entitled to mandamus relief requiring the adoption court to conduct proceedings on their motion to inspect and copy records from their closed adoption case pursuant to Florida Statute § 63.162(2
• Prichard v. The Bd. OF Regents FOR The State Univ. Sys. OF Fla.
  860 So. 2d 1103· Fla. 1st DCA· 2003-12-12
• Middleton v. State
  844 So. 2d 807· Fla. 3d DCA· 2003-05-14
• Connelly v. Fla. Parole Comm'n & Michael W. Moore
  826 So. 2d 432· Fla. 1st DCA· 2002-08-14
  Michael Connelly sought certiorari review of a circuit court order addressing his habeas corpus petition challenging revocation of his conditional release. The appellate court denied the petition because the order neither granted nor denied relief on the merits, making it non-rev
• Tindall v. State
  772 So. 2d 580· Fla. 1st DCA· 2000-11-28
  Petitioner's mandamus petition is granted to the extent that the trial court must rule on pending motions for transcription orders, though the court notes such orders may be unnecessary when the petitioner is willing to pay for transcripts directly.
• Craige Plymel v. Moore
  770 So. 2d 242· Fla. 1st DCA· 2000-10-26
  A Florida prisoner challenged his prison disciplinary conviction for drug trafficking, claiming the Department of Corrections violated its own rules and his due process rights by failing to list witnesses on the disciplinary report and failing to produce exculpatory evidence. The
• Dep't OF Child. & Families v. Litem
  721 So. 2d 1232· Fla. 5th DCA· 1998-12-21
• Richardson v. Reno
  994 F. Supp. 1466· S.D. Fla.· 1998-02-13
  The court held that it has jurisdiction to review the denial of a bond hearing for a lawful permanent resident and that the 'arriving alien' designation, as interpreted by the BIA, does not apply to him.
• Gonnie Griner v. State
  705 So. 2d 650· Fla. 4th DCA· 1998-01-21
  The trial court has jurisdiction to rule on a motion for post-conviction relief even when other charges are pending on direct appeal.
• Singletary v. Harvey
  686 So. 2d 770· Fla. 5th DCA· 1997-01-17
  The court held that the trial court erred in granting mandamus relief based on a prior decision that was subsequently overturned.
• La-Casse v. State
  684 So. 2d 220· Fla. 4th DCA· 1996-11-20
• Bernas v. Robert C. "Bobby" Knowles
  648 So. 2d 272· Fla. 4th DCA· 1995-01-04
  The Fourth District Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal from a partial circuit court order dismissing an employee's mandamus claim, finding it lacked jurisdiction to review a non-final order while related certiorari relief remained pending in the circuit court.
• State OF Mich. v. United States
  994 F.2d 1197· 6th Cir.· 1993-06-02
  The court held that a state lacks standing under NEPA to compel the preparation of environmental impact statements when it does not allege a concrete injury traceable to the agency's failure to prepare the statements and redressable by their preparation, especially when the claim
• Sawyers v. Shalala
  990 F.2d 1033· 8th Cir.· 1993-04-07
  The court held that the Secretary's interpretation of the continuation-of-benefits statutes was substantially justified, even though incorrect, precluding attorney's fees under the EAJA.
• Rhon Mansfield v. Singletary
  610 So. 2d 76· Fla. 1st DCA· 1992-12-10
  The court held that the state waived its venue privilege by moving to transfer, and the transfer to Dade County was proper.
• Franchi v. Manbeck
  972 F.2d 1283· Fed. Cir.· 1992-08-12
  The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal, holding that review of the Commissioner's decision to deny registration to practice before the PTO is exclusively vested in the District of Columbia District Court.
• Wilder v. Prokop
  846 F.2d 613· 10th Cir.· 1988-05-10
  The court held that the district court had jurisdiction to review the MSPB's decision, but the MSPB's dismissal of the appeal as untimely was not arbitrary or capricious, and mandamus relief was not warranted.
• Mesaros v. The United States
  845 F.2d 1576· Fed. Cir.· 1988-05-06
  The court held that advertisements for commemorative coins were invitations to make offers, not binding offers, and that there was no statutory duty for the Mint to accept orders on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Thompson v. United States Dep't OF Labor
  813 F.2d 48· 3d Cir.· 1987-03-11
  The court held that the claim regarding the OFCCP hold was moot, but the claim for unreasonable agency delay under the APA should be remanded for resolution.
• Rush v. Macy's N.Y., Inc.
  1984 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22001· S.D. Fla.· 1984-11-14
  The court held that Macy's, by merely providing information to a credit reporting agency, is not a 'consumer reporting agency' under the FCRA, and the FTC has discretionary enforcement powers, thus dismissing the plaintiffs' claims against both.
• Grosso v. Resor
  439 F.2d 233· 2d Cir.· 1971-03-15
  The court held that the petitioner was not unlawfully inducted and that his father's letter did not constitute a sufficient request for discharge under Army regulations.
• McCARTY v. Booth
  69 So. 2d 655· Fla.· 1954-01-08
  The Florida Supreme Court upheld a circuit court judgment granting mandamus to require the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund to execute a deed conveying state land to the successful purchaser at a public auction, rejecting the Board of Public Instruction's attempt to clai