Weeks v. Golden

This is an appeal from a final order denying in part appellant’s petition for writ of mandamus seeking the disclosure of certain documents under the Public Records Act, chapter 119, Florida Statutes (1997). We reverse and remand with directions.

The order appealed was entered following this court’s remand of the case in Weeks v. Golden, 764 So.2d 633 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000) (Weeks /). Appellant, an inmate in the Florida correctional system, made three public-records requests in 1997 for documents relating to his sexual battery prosecution. When those requests went unanswered, appellant filed a…