Opinion
Case No. SC02-2413.
November 22, 2002. Rehearing Petition Filed December 4, 2002 Rehearing Denied: March 24, 2003
Lower Tribunal No.: 2002-10476
The petition for a writ of mandamus, and accompanying motion to proceed in forma pauperis, are hereby transferred, pursuant to Harvard v. Singletary, 733 So.2d 1020 (Fla. 1999), to the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, in and for Hillsborough County, Florida, for consideration in the context of the pending criminal charges against petitioner in that court's case number 2002-10476. 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 a 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. The transferee court shall treat the petition as if it had been originally filed there on the date it was filed in this Court and is instructed to expedite consideration of the petition as it appears to be time sensitive based upon the allegations. Any determination concerning whether a filing fee shall be applicable to this petition shall be made by the transferee court.
Petitioner's Motion to Recind Jurisdiction of (Petition for Writ of Mandamus) has been treated as a Motion for Rehearing and is hereby denied.