Conraad L. Hoever v. Fla. Dept. of Corrections

Conraad Hoever appeals an order dismissing his petition for writ of mandamus as moot and for failure to properly exhaust his administrative remedies. We reverse.

Appellant filed a series of grievances challenging a disciplinary report he received for possession of contraband. One of his formal grievances was denied by the warden on October 28, 2011. Appellant appealed this denial to the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections (DOC). He dated his grievance appeal form November 8, 2011, and signed it. However, the bottom portion of the grievance form, labeled “Receipt for…