Legal Opinion
Austin v. Crosby
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 13, 2004No. 5D03-1834PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
866 So.2d 742 (2004)
Lynn AUSTIN, Appellant,
v.
James CROSBY, etc., Appellee.
No. 5D03-1834.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
February 13, 2004.
Lynn Austin, Lowell, Pro Se.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carrie R. McNair, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
MONACO, J.
We are presented by this appeal with the question concerning whether mandamus is the proper remedy for compelling prison officials to honor an inmate's request to be allowed to perform certain religious rites in prison. We hold because the appellant has not demonstrated…
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