STATON v. MCMILLAN

Nos. 91-403, 91-404 and 91-702.

597 So.2d 940 (1992)

Michael Earl STATON, Appellant, v. James McMILLAN, Sheriff, Duval County, Appellee. Michael Earl STATON, Appellant, v. Ed AUSTIN, State Attorney, Fourth Judicial Circuit, Appellee. Michael Earl STATON, Appellant, v. Henry W. COOK, Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts, Duval County, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Earl Staton, Raiford, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Gypsy Bailey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee Ed Austin, State Atty., Fourth Judicial Circuit, Case No. 91-404.


ALLEN, Judge.

In these three cases the appellant challenges orders denying petitions for writs of mandamus by which he sought to compel the disclosure of various materials alleged to be public records under chapter 119, Florida Statutes. We conclude that the petitions are facially sufficient to state a prima facie claim for relief, and that in each instance the lower court should have issued an order to show cause.

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