SMITH v. DEPT. OF HEALTH & REHAB. SERVS.

Nos. 70440, 70052 and 69793.

573 So.2d 320 (1991)

Annie B. SMITH, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Respondent. Catherine KELLY, et al., Petitioners, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Etc., Respondents. Keith Richard HARRIS, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 3, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis A. Solorzano, Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc., Bartow, for petitioners, Annie B. Smith and Kelly and Collins.

Sally G. Schmidt, Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc., Belle Glade, for petitioners, Waters, Sheely, Bauzela and Petithomme.

Suzanne Harris, Bartow, and Maria Soto, Fort Pierce, of Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc., for petitioner Liana.

Charleen C. Ramus, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tampa, for respondent in No. 70440.

Anthony N. DeLuccia, Jr., Dist. Legal Counsel, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Fort Myers, for respondent in No. 70052.

Keith Richard Harris, Arcadia, in pro. per.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and John J. Rimes, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent in No. 67793.

Suzanne Harris, Bartow, amicus curiae for Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc.


PER CURIAM.

All of the petitioners are indigents who were unsuccessful litigants in administrative proceedings and who took appeals. Each sought to have the transcript of the hearing provided at state expense. In each case1 the district court of appeal ruled that Florida law does not require that such transcripts be provided but certified that its decision passed upon a question of great public importance. We have jurisdiction. Art. V...

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