HARRIS v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

No. BH-138.

499 So.2d 9 (1986)

Keith Richard HARRIS, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied January 19, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Richard Harris, pro se.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., John J. Rimes, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


MILLS, Judge.

This case arose upon a petition filed by several inmates challenging the Orientation Handbook provided to all inmates at the Lake Correctional Institution. The issue presented was whether the Handbook constituted an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority by the prison because it had not been adopted as a rule pursuant to Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, and was the basis of disciplinary action against inmates. On 22 May 1985, a final order...

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