Campbell v. Campbell

Roy F. Campbell seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the trial judge to place on the active calendar his motion to hold child support in abeyance, his supplemental petition for modification of child support, and his motion requesting a telephonic hearing. Campbell alleges that he sent numerous inquiries to the clerk of the court regarding the status of his case. However, Campbell does not allege that he brought the matter to the trial court’s attention.

This court explained in Smartt v. First Union National Bank, 771 So.2d 1232, 1232 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000), that it is the litigant’s responsibility…