Lightsey v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Lightsey v. State

53 So. 3d 1093, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 564, 2011 WL 148824

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedJanuary 19, 2011

Docket1D10-4458

StatusPublished

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Lightsey v. State, 53 So. 3d 1093, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 564, 2011 WL 148824 (Fla. Ct. App. 2011).

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PER CURIAM.

Alonzo Lightsey moved to disqualify the presiding judge several months after he filed his motion for postconviction relief. The motion to disqualify was properly served and the judge did not rule on the motion within the time provided by Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.330(j). Under that rule, the motion is therefore deemed granted and petitioner is entitled to reassignment of his postconviction motion to a different judge. See Berube v. State, 978 So.2d 893 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008). We therefore grant the petition and quash the order which denied the motion for disqualification. The cause is remanded to the circuit court with directions that the motion for postconviction relief be reassigned to a different judge.

PETITION GRANTED.

WOLF, KAHN, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.

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PER CURIAM.

Alonzo Lightsey moved to disqualify the presiding judge several months after he filed his motion for postconviction relief. The motion to disqualify was properly served and the judge did not rule on the motion within the time provided by Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.330(j). Under that rule, the motion is therefore deemed granted and petitioner is entitled to reassignment of his postconviction motion to a different judge. See Berube v. State, 978 So.2d 893 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008). We therefore grant the petition and quash the order which denied the motion for disqualification. The cause is remanded to the circuit court with directions that the motion for postconviction relief be reassigned to a different judge.

PETITION GRANTED.

WOLF, KAHN, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.

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