Walker v. McDonough

DAVIS, Judge.

Douglas Walker challenges the trial court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of mandamus for failure to pay the filing fee. Although we affirm, we write for purposes of clarification.1

These proceedings began when Walker, an inmate housed in Charlotte County, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus along with an affidavit of indigency in the circuit court in Charlotte County. In his petition, Walker challenged the loss of gain time as the result of a disciplinary report. Because such petitions are considered collateral criminal proceedings, Walker was required to file an…