Department of Corrections v. Van Poyck

SHIVERS, Judge.

The Florida Department of Corrections [“Department”], Respondent below, appealed a final order following a section 120.56, Florida Statutes (1991), proceeding, in which the hearing officer held invalid two administrative rules that limit a prison inmate’s access to legal documents and to other legal materials while the inmate is in disciplinary confinement. Appellees Van Poyck and Ramadanovic, Petitioners below, who are prison inmates currently, do not dispute the finding of an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority. However, they cross-appealed the portion of the…