Spradley v. Fla. Dep't of Corr.

Full title: Glenn Spradley, Appellant, v. Florida Department of Corrections, Appellee.

Court: Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Date published: Feb 19, 2020

304 So. 3d 1235 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2020)

Opinion

No. 3D19-1762

02-19-2020

Glenn SPRADLEY, Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee.

Glenn Spradley, in proper person. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Kelly R. Forren (Tallahassee), Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Glenn Spradley, in proper person.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Kelly R. Forren (Tallahassee), Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before LINDSEY, HENDON, and MILLER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Fla. Public Serv. Comm'n v. Triple "A" Enter., Inc., 387 So. 2d 940, 942 (Fla. 1980) ("Absent waiver or exception in civil actions brought against the state, its agencies or subdivisions, venue properly lies in the county of its principal headquarters.") (citing Carlile v. Game & Fresh Water Fish Comm'n, 354 So. 2d 362 (Fla. 1977) ; Smith v. Williams, 160 Fla. 580, 35 So. 2d 844 (1948) ); Dep't of Corr. v. Ross, 680 So. 2d 622, 622 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996) (The home venue "privilege provides that in civil actions brought against the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions venue lies in the county where the state agency or subdivision maintains its principal headquarters.") (citation omitted).