Surratt v. State

Full title: TERRY E. SURRATT, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Feb 12, 2003

837 So. 2d 565 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

Opinion

Case No. 2D02-3700.

Opinion filed February 12, 2003.

Appeal pursuant to Fla.R.App.P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Lee County; Thomas S. Reese, Judge.

SALCINES, Judge.

Terry E. Surratt appeals the summary denial of his motion to compel the Florida Department of Corrections to correct his first name on his commitment papers and records. We affirm. Surratt must pursue this claim administratively at the Department of Corrections first. If he is not satisfied with the ruling of the Department of Corrections, and his administrative remedies are exhausted, he can then file a petition for mandamus in the circuit court in the county in which he is housed. See Clements v. State, 761 So.2d 1245 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000).

Affirmed without prejudice.

FULMER and DAVIS, JJ., Concur.