Legal Opinion
Sturdivant v. Blanchard
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 30, 1982No. AO-163PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Sturdivant, an inmate in the Florida prison system, asks this court to mandate a judge in the Circuit Court for Escambia County to rule on the merits of a petition for writ of habeas corpus against the Florida Parole and Probation Commission. The petition was denied because petitioner has an adequate remedy under the Administrative Procedure Act.
For the following reasons, we deny this petition for writ of mandamus. First, a writ of mandamus will not issue unless no ordinary remedy would be adequate. Shevin ex rel. State v. Public Service Commission, 333 So.2d 9, 12 (Fla.1976); Holman v.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- De Groot v. SheffieldSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- State Ex Rel. Dept. of General Serv. v. WillisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
- Daniels v. Florida Parole & Probation Comm'nDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- State Ex Rel. Glynn v. McNayrSupreme Court of Florida · 1961
- Shevin Ex Rel. State v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
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