Newsome v. Geo Group, Inc.

Alonzo P. Newsome, a civil detainee under the Jimmy Ryce Act, appeals an order requiring payment of court costs from his trust account. We reverse.

Newsome brought a negligence action against the Florida Civil Commitment Center (FCCC) and related defendants. During that proceeding, the trial court granted appellant’s motion for indigency status. Subsequently, the trial court granted the defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings and entered final judgment in favor of the defendants. Appellant filed a notice of appeal of that final judgment in Case No. 09-5157.1

After the final judgment…