Opinion
No. 97-2957
October 9, 1998
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lake County, Mark J. Hill, Judge.
Charles A. Minott, Clermont, pro se.
Bradley R. Bischoff, General Counsel, Tallahassee, for Appellee Florida Parole Commission.
No Appearance for Appellee, State of Florida.
The Florida Parole Commission concedes that the trial court's order denying habeas corpus should be vacated in order to give the petitioner, Charles A. Minott, an opportunity to serve a reply to the Commission's response. Bard v. Wolson, 687 So.2d 254 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996) (where response does not contain mere denial but sets forth matters in the nature of affirmative defenses or avoidances, appellant should have 20 days to serve a reply). We vacate the order denying the writ and instruct the trial court on remand to allow Minott twenty days to file a reply to the Commission's response, before granting or denying the writ.
ORDER VACATED; REMANDED.
W. SHARP, PETERSON and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.