BELL v. PERRY

No. 96-2938.

686 So.2d 795 (1997)

Gerald L. BELL, Petitioner, v. Hon. Belvin PERRY, Jr., Circuit Court Judge, etc., Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

January 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald L. Bell, Sanderson, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph H. Lee and Henry A. Gill, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, Tampa, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

This matter is before the court on a petition for writ of mandamus. The petitioner, a prisoner, requested a waiver of prepayment of court costs and fees under section 57.085, Florida Statutes (1995). Under the statute, the trial court must adjudicate the prisoner indigent and determine whether the claim is legally sufficient to state a cause of action for which the court may grant relief before a prisoner may receive such a waiver. The petitioner...

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