BRITT v. MASCARA

No. 4D02-2782.

830 So.2d 221 (2002)

Ronald E. BRITT, Petitioner, v. Kenneth J. MASCARA, Sheriff of St. Lucie County, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald E. Britt, Fort Pierce, pro se.

Summer M. Barranco of Purdy, Jolly & Giuffreda, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for respondent.


FARMER, J.

The plaintiff in a civil case, who happens to be a prisoner, asks us to grant second tier review of the county court's refusal to give him a hearing on his claim. We agree with him that the circuit and county court decisions are a miscarriage of justice and therefore grant the writ.

In State v. Leroy, 819 So.2d 169 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002), we recently explained our...

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