Opinion
Case No. SC02-1768.
October 22, 2002.
LOWER TRIBUNAL NO.: 87-9181-CFA
The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is hereby transferred, pursuant to Harvard v. Singletary, 733 So.2d 1020 (Fla. 1999), to the Circuit Court of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, in and for Duval County, Florida (Case No. 87-9181-CFA), for consideration as a motion for relief from judgment filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540. The transfer of this case should not be construed as an adjudication or comment on the merits of the petition, nor as a determination that the transferee court has jurisdiction or that the petition should be considered a motion for relief from judgment under the above-referenced rule. The transferee court should not interpret the transfer of this case as an indication that it must or should reach the merits of the petition. The transferee court shall treat the petition as if it had been originally filed there on the date it was filed in this Court. Any determination concerning whether a filing fee shall be applicable to this petition shall be made by the transferee court.