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LEWIS v. JAMES

No. 1D11-4201.

88 So.3d 381 (2012)

Errol LEWIS, Appellant, v. Diane R. JAMES, as Administrator of Florida State Hospital & David E. Wilkins, as Secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Family Services, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 15, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Errol Lewis , pro se, Appellant.

Kathi Lee Kirkpatrick , Hospital Legal Counsel, Chattahoochee, for Appellees.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Franklin v. Kearney, 814 So.2d 462, 463 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (only the committing court has jurisdiction to entertain habeas petition challenging legality of involuntary commitment). Mr. Lewis does not adequately present any of his "bill of rights" claims in his initial brief. See § 916.107, Fla. Stat. (2010).

BENTON, C.J., THOMAS, and...

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