LEWIS v. FLORIDA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

Nos. 1D12-5677, 1D12-5678.

143 So.3d 1112 (2014)

Jonathan LEWIS, Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 1, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Lewis , Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Carrie McNamara , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Jonathan Lewis, an inmate, appeals orders dismissing two negligence actions because he did not pay the filing fees. We reverse and remand, because the trial court directed appellant to comply with a portion of section 57.085(7), Florida Statutes (2012), that has been declared unconstitutional.

After appellant asked the lower court to find that he was indigent and to waive court costs,1 the court determined that appellant...

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