Legal Opinion

Finfrock v. Florida Civil Commitment Center

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 14, 2010No. 2D08-6168PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VILLANTI, Judge.

Joseph Finfrock appeals the denial of his petition for writ of mandamus that he filed in the circuit court seeking an order requiring the Florida Civil Commitment Center (FCCC) to strike certain disciplinary sanctions from his record. We affirm because the record does not establish that Finfrock exhausted his administrative remedies before seeking relief in the circuit court. Therefore, his petition was premature.

The extremely limited record in this appeal shows that Finfrock, who is currently a resident of the FCCC, was disciplined for fighting with another resident.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Henderson v. CrosbyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  2. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY v. BurtonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  3. Widel v. VenzDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Spradley v. Parole CommissionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  2. Reginal M. Hardy v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2025

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