Opinion
SC2023-1411
10-27-2023
Joseph Carl Freeman, Petitioner(s) v. State of Florida, Respondent(s)
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED.
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 272023CT001370CTAXMX; 272023CF000674CFAXMX
Petitioner has submitted a document styled "Emergency Motion to Transfer," which this Court has treated as a petition for writ of mandamus. The petition is hereby transferred to the Circuit Court of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, in and for Hernando County, Florida, for consideration in the context of case numbers 272023CT001370CTAXMX and 272023CF000674CFAXMX. 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 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. 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 20 North Main Street, Room 130, Brooksville, Florida 34601.