Swain v. Howell

ERVIN, Judge.

Appellant, Stephen Swain, appeals an order dismissing his complaint for failing to state a cause of action. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Swain alleged that he was transferred from Apalachee Correctional Institution to several other facilities without being given the opportunity to collect some of his personal belongings, despite repeated requests for same. Because his belongings included time-limited materials from a paralegal correspondence course, Swain alleged he was terminated from the course and forfeited his $2,815 tuition fee. He sued five individual…