Smith v. DeSantis

Full title: ROBERT SMITH, Petitioner, v. GOV. RON D. DESANTIS, et al., Respondents.

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, First District

Date published: Jul 31, 2024

No. 1D2023-2410 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jul. 31, 2024)

Opinion

1D2023-2410

07-31-2024

ROBERT SMITH, Petitioner, v. GOV. RON D. DESANTIS, et al., Respondents.

Robert Smith, pro se, Petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondents.

PER CURIAM.

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

Petition for Belated Appeal-Original Jurisdiction.

Robert Smith, pro se, Petitioner.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondents.

PER CURIAM.

Because Petitioner seeks a belated appeal of a circuit court order entered in a civil matter, the Court dismisses the petition for lack of jurisdiction. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141 (authorizing a petition for belated appeal only for "review proceedings in collateral or postconviction criminal cases"); Perez v. Jones, 174 So.3d 1088 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) (explaining that this Court lacks the authority to grant a belated appeal in a civil proceeding).

ROWE, NORDBY, and LONG, JJ., concur.