Opinion
SC21-714
08-17-2021
JONATHAN K. LEWIS Petitioner(s) v. STATE OF FLORIDA Respondent(s)
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED.
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 062019CF004343A88810; 062019CF001831A88810; 062018CF016011A88810; 062018CF001629A88810; 062018CF001530A88810; 062018CF003346A88810; 18000014CF10A
The order directing petitioner to show cause, issued on June 15, 2021, is hereby discharged. The petition for writ of mandamus is hereby transferred to the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida, for consideration in the context of case numbers 062019CF004343A88810, 062019CF001831A88810, 062018CF016011A88810, 062018CF001629A88810, 062018CF001530A88810, 062018CF003346A88810, and 18000014CF10A. 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 has been properly denominated as a petition for writ of mandamus. 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. Any determination concerning whether a filing fee shall be applicable to this case shall be made by the transferee court. Any and all pending motions in this case are hereby deferred to the transferee court.
Any future pleadings filed regarding this case should be filed in the above mentioned circuit court at 201 S.E. 6th Street, Room 136, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301.