Adams v. Hayward

Petitioner, Vonsher Adams, seeks a writ of mandamus to require the Clerk of the Court in Sumter County to accept for filing a Petition for Writ of Mandamus he attempted to file that is directed to the Florida Parole Commission. His petition was rejected because it was not an “original.” Attached to his petition in this court is the original letter from the clerk and what appears to be his rejected petition.

The first page of his petition is a copied form filled out in ballpoint pen. The balance is handwritten on notebook paper. The document is signed in pen. Petitioner contends that he does…