Ervin J. Lewis v. Office of the Public Defender

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Ervin J. Lewis v. Office of the Public Defender

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedAugust 23, 2019

Docket19-0087

StatusPublished

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Ervin J. Lewis v. Office of the Public Defender, (Fla. Ct. App. 2019).

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Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Nos. 1D18-4886 1D19-87 _____________________________

ERVIN J. LEWIS,

Appellant,

v.

OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER,

Appellee. _____________________________

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. _____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Ervin J. Lewis, pro se, Appellant.

Andy Thomas, Public Defender, and Steven L. Seliger, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

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