LaFerte-Diaz v. Department of Corrections

Leonel LaFerte-Diaz (“Diaz”) seeks a writ of mandamus from this Court compelling the Department of Corrections (the “Department”) to award him gain time on the 1,049 days he spent in custody prior to judgment and sentence. Diaz asserts that awarding such gain time would result in his immediate release from custody. 1 The Department moves this Court to dismiss Diaz’s petition for failure to first utilize the inmate grievance system to seek redress before seeking to have this Court intervene. As an inmate in the custody of the Department, Diaz must fully exhaust his administrative remedies…