Legal Opinion

Phillips v. McDonough

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 15, 2007No. 1D06-0485Published

1Opinion of the CourtBrowning, C.J.

Appellant appeals the denial, on grounds of untimeliness, of her mandamus petition challenging the repercussions of a finding of contraband under her mattress in Broward Correctional Institution. Because she has been released from incarceration, we affirm the ruling as to gaintime and the dismissal of her disciplinary report because those issues are moot in light of her recent release from incarceration. See Mims-Smith v. Singletary, 719 So.2d 377 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998). However, we reverse the imposition of two liens by the circuit court, the first upon her filing of the mandamus petition, and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Schmidt v. CrusoeSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  2. Mims-Smith v. SingletaryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  3. Rowlie v. Florida Parole CommissionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007

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