Thomas v. State, Florida Department of Corrections

In the circuit court, Bobby Thomas sought a writ of mandamus to overturn final agency action by the Florida Department of Corrections in prison disciplinary proceedings. He now challenges the circuit court’s final Order Dismissing in Part and Denying in Part his petition for writ of mandamus. Pursuant to Whisner v. Moore, 825 So.2d 420 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002), this proceeding is treated as an appeal of the circuit court’s dismissal of certain claims for failure to exhaust administrative remedies but is reviewed under the higher certiorari standard for the denials on the merits of the remaining…