Block v. ALABAMA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

The appellant, Samuel Lynez Block III, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that the Alabama Department of Corrections ("DOC") improperly classified him as a sex offender. After DOC responded, the circuit court treated the petition as a petition for a writ of certiorari and summarily dismissed it. This appeal followed.

Initially, we must determine whether this court has jurisdiction to hear this appeal. For the reasons set forth herein, we conclude that the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, rather than this court, has jurisdiction to hear this appeal.

We have previously held that…