Ervin J. Lewis v. Office of the Public Defender

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Nos. 1D18-4886
1D19-87
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ERVIN J. LEWIS,
Appellant,
v.
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County.
John C. Cooper, Judge.
August 23, 2019
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the trial court’s order dismissing Appellant’s
petition for writ of mandamus and remand for an evidentiary
hearing on the contested issue of whether Appellee had the
requested public records in its possession. See Ferrier v. Pub. Def.’s
Office, 2d Jud. Cir. of Fla., 171 So. 3d 744 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015). We
also reverse the trial court’s order denying Appellant’s request for
costs and remand for reconsideration after further proceedings on
Appellant’s mandamus petition.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
MAKAR, KELSEY, and JAY, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Ervin J. Lewis, pro se, Appellant.
Andy Thomas, Public Defender, and Steven L. Seliger, Assistant
Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
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