Opinion
CASE NO.: SC12-787
03-07-2013
JOSEPH E. WILLIAMS Petitioner(s) v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES Respondent(s)
The order to show cause issued by this Court on, June 28, 2012, is hereby discharged. The petition for writ of habeas corpus is hereby transferred, pursuant to Harvard v. Singletary, 733 So. 2d 1020 (Fla. 1999), to the Twelfth Judicial Circuit in and for DeSoto County, Florida. 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 habeas corpus. 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 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 115 East Oak Street, Arcadia, Florida 34266-2401. A True Copy
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Thomas D. Hall
Clerk, Supreme Court
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Served:
ALAN SETH MIZRAHI
JOSEPH E. WILLIAMS
GEORGE HENRY SHELDON
HON. MITZIE MCGAVIC, CLERK
HON. PAMELA JO BONDI