Opinion
SC22-1522
11-14-2022
LEONARD JEROME SCOTT 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).: 582022CF005812XXXANC; 582022CF002277XXXANC
Petitioner has submitted a "Defendant's Motion to Modify Bail," which 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 582022CF005812XXXANC and 582022CF002277XXXANC. 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 P.O. Box 3079, Sarasota, Florida 34237-3079.