Opinion
SC2024-0688
05-14-2024
Theodore K. Griffin, 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).: 432023CF000064CFAXMX
Petitioner has submitted a "Peremptory Writ of Prohibition" which this Court has treated as a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The petition is hereby transferred to the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, in and for Martin County, Florida, for consideration in the context of case number 432023CF000064CFAXMX. 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 100 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart, FL 34994.