City of Miami v. Judges of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in & for Dade County

Petitioner, City of Miami, seeks a writ of prohibition challenging the respondent circuit court’s jurisdiction to entertain a writ of cer-tiorari.

Respondent, Earl Wiggins, was discharged from the police academy and as a result he directed his attorney to draft a letter to the chief of police demanding that the respondent be reinstated. The letter also requested a name clearing hearing. A police legal advisor responded to this demand by letter and expressly denied the demand for reinstatement, but the letter did not address the request for a name clearing hearing. The respondent filed a…