Legal Opinion
Eric Green v. Calvin Cottrell
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 10, 2016No. SC15-1805PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLabarga, C.J.
Petitioner Eric Green seeks review of the decision of the First District Court of Appeal in Green v. Cottrell, 172 So.3d 1009 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015), on the basis that it expressly and directly conflicts with Calhoun v. Nienhuis, 110 So.3d 24 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013), on a question of law. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. For the reasons discussed below, we quash the decision in Green and approve the holding in Calhoun, but not the analysis of the Fifth District in that case.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On June 22, 2012, inmate Eric Green filed a pro se complaint against four…
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