Stephens v. Fla. Dep't of Corrs.

Full title: Jimmy Stephens, Petitioner, v. Florida Department of Corrections…

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, First District

Date published: Sep 22, 2021

No. 1D20-1527 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Sep. 22, 2021)

Opinion

1D20-1527

09-22-2021

Jimmy Stephens, Petitioner, v. Florida Department of Corrections, Respondent.

Jimmy Stephens, pro se, Petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Kristen J. Lonergan, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari-Original Jurisdiction.

Jimmy Stephens, pro se, Petitioner.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Kristen J. Lonergan, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The Court denies the petition for writ of certiorari on the merits. See Topps v. State, 865 So.2d 1253, 1258 (Fla. 2004) (explaining that a decision on an extraordinary writ petition that "clearly shows that the issue was considered by the court on the merits" is deemed a decision "which would later bar the litigant from presenting the issue under the doctrines of res judicata or collateral estoppel").

LEWIS, MAKAR, and BILBREY, JJ., concur.