Lovette v. McNeil

Appellant challenges the lower court’s denial of his petition for writ of mandamus wherein he challenged a disciplinary report for disrespect of a prison official and the subsequent loss of gain time. We affirm the lower court’s order denying Appellant’s petition, but reverse and remand for the court to address the claims raised in his amendment to the petition for writ of mandamus.

Appellant is an inmate with the Florida Department of Corrections. On December 3, 2007, Appellant was issued a disciplinary report for disrespect to a prison official. A disciplinary hearing was held on December 4,…