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CAUCUS OF BLACK STATE LEGISLATORS v. CROSBY

No. 1D03-3370.

877 So.2d 861 (2004)

FLORIDA CAUCUS OF BLACK STATE LEGISLATORS, INC. d/b/a/ Florida Conference of Black State Legislators, et al, Appellants, v. James CROSBY, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 14, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall Marshall, Esquire, ACLU of Fla. Foundation, Inc., Miami; Randall C. Berg, Jr., Esquire and Peter M. Siegel, Esquire of Florida Justice Institute, Inc., Miami, for Appellants.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General; James A. Peters, Special Counsel, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Deborah Goldberg and Jessie Allen, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, New York, NY, Amicus Curiae.

POLSTON, J.

Appellants brought an action seeking a writ of mandamus, or injunctive and declaratory relief, to compel the Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections to comply with section 944.293, Florida Statutes (2002), which states:

Initiation of restoration of civil rights. — With respect to those persons convicted of a felony, the following procedure shall apply: Prior to the time an offender is discharged from supervision, an authorized...

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