Cook v. Bentley

I concur with the majority opinion insofar as it holds that appellate jurisdiction over actions filed by incarcerated inmates seeking release from prison pursuant to the Alabama Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, § 14-15-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975 (“the APLRA”), lies with this Court, not with the Court of Civil Appeals or the Court of Criminal Appeals. I respectfully dissent from that part of the majority opinion that predicates its denial of the requested mandamus relief—namely, the issuance of writs directing the Elmore Circuit Court to grant in forma pauperis (“IFP”) status to inmates Curtis J.…