Ferrier v. Pub. Defender's Office, 1D15–88.
Citation | 171 So.3d 744 (Mem) |
Decision Date | 14 July 2015 |
Docket Number | No. 1D15–88.,1D15–88. |
Parties | Jerome J. FERRIER, Appellant, v. The PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, Appellee. |
Court | Florida District Court of Appeals |
Jerome J. Ferrier, Appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee; Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Carrie McMullen, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
This is an appeal from the circuit court's denial of Appellant's petition for writ of mandamus compelling the Public Defender's Office to comply with Appellant's public records request seeking various discovery material. The Public Defender's Office filed an unsworn response to the mandamus petition arguing that it did not possess some of the requested materials and that it had provided Appellant with copies of the requested materials that were in its possession. The trial court denied the petition, reasoning that the issuance of a writ of mandamus would be improper where there was an unresolved factual dispute.
We agree with Appellant that the circuit court erred in not conducting an evidentiary hearing on the contested issue of whether the Public Defender's Officer had the requested materials in its possession. Clay County Educ. Ass'n v. Clay County Sch. Bd., 144 So.3d 708, 709 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014) ( ); Johanson v. State, 872 So.2d 387, 388 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004) ( ). Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's denial and remand for an evidentiary hearing. We affirm all other issues raised on appeal without further discussion.
AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part, and REMANDED.
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