Opinion
SC2023-0260
03-29-2023
Israel De Aquino, Petitioner(s) v. Kurt A. Hoffman, Sheriff, Respondent(s)
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED.
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 582021CF012977XXXANC 582021CF012749XXXANC
Petitioner has submitted a letter that this Court has treated as a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The petition is hereby transferred to the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, in and for Sarasota County, Florida, for consideration in the context of case numbers 582021CF012977XXXANC and 582021CF012749XXXANC. 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. 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 Post Office Box 3079, Sarasota, Florida 34237.
CANADY, POLSTON, LABARGA, GROSSHANS, and FRANCIS, JJ., concur.