Opinion
SC2023-1451
01-05-2024
Jose Luis Deleon, Petitioner(s) v. Secretary, Dept. of Corrections, Respondent(s)
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED.
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 522007CF020115AXXXNO
Petitioner has submitted a "Complaint/Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus," which this Court has treated as a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The petition is hereby transferred to the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, in and for Pinellas County, Florida, for consideration as a motion to correct sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). 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 should be considered as a motion to correct sentence. 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 14250 49th Street North, Clearwater, Florida 33762.