Hoffman v. Crosby

Eric M. Hoffman petitions this court for a writ of certiorari to quash the order of the Circuit Court of Hamilton County, which, in its appellate capacity, affirmed a final judgment against Hoffman in small-claims court. We conclude that the circuit court departed from the essential requirements of law resulting in a miscarriage of justice by deciding that Hoffman was es-topped from challenging the county court’s failure to rule on his pending Suggestion of Disqualification. See Smith v. Santa Rosa Island Auth., 729 So.2d 944 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998).

Hoffman, an inmate at Glades Correctional…