Owens v. Jones

Kevin Owens, an inmate who challenged in the trial court four disciplinary reports, appeals the order dismissing in part and denying in part his petition for writ of mandamus. Because only the trial court’s denials of claims on the merits are being challenged, we treat the appeal as a petition invoking this Court’s certiorari jurisdiction and deny the petition on the merits without further discussion. See Thomas v. State, Fla. Dep’t of Corr., 89 So.3d 300, 300 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012) (reviewing the trial court’s order dismissing in part and denying in part a mandamus petition and treating as an…