Bennett v. Clerk of Circuit Court Citrus County

Petitioner, Lyle Bennett, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the Citrus County Clerk of Court to provide free copies of his 1) plea agreement, 2) sentencing transcript, 3) guideline scoresheet, and 4) “sworn Direct Information filed, etc.” in his Citrus County felony Case No.2013CF-341-A. Bennett states that the Citrus County Clerk is demanding $1 per page for the records sought and that he is indigent and trying to draft a motion for post-conviction relief. The petition does not include an appendix or a copy of the alleged response that he received from the Citrus County Clerk’s Office. He…