Anthony v. Jones

A prisoner in state custody, James Lee Anthony sued to enjoin the Department of Corrections and various department employees from using physical devices, force, chemical agents, or physical restraints against him at Northwest Florida Reception Center, and sought a court order requiring his immediate transfer to another correctional facility. We affirm the dismissal of the action as moot on grounds the prisoner has since been transferred to a different correctional institution. See, e.g., Rojas v. State, 148 So.3d 818, 818-19 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014) (affirming dismissal of petition for writ of…