Case Name: Robert A. GAITHER, Appellant, v. James R. McDONOUGH, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2007-10-15
Citations: 968 So. 2d 57
Docket Number: No. 1D06-4516
Parties: Robert A. GAITHER, Appellant, v. James R. McDONOUGH, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Appellee.
Judges: KAHN and PADOVANO, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 968
Pages: 57–58

Head Matter:
Robert A. GAITHER, Appellant, v. James R. McDONOUGH, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Appellee.
No. 1D06-4516.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Oct. 15, 2007.
Rehearing Denied Nov. 20, 2007.
Robert A. Gaither, pro se, Appellant.
Beverly Brewster, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
HAWKES, J.
Appellant challenges the circuit court's imposition of a lien on his inmate trust account for costs incurred in filing a petition for writ of mandamus. The petition for writ of mandamus challenged the amount of gain-time the Department of Corrections awarded. As the State correctly concedes, Appellant's challenge directly affected the time he would spend in prison. Consequently, this is a collateral criminal proceeding for which a lien is improper. See Schmidt v. Crusoe, 878 So.2d 361 (Fla.2003).
However, Appellant raised the issue in the circuit court by filing a "Petition to Reopen Collateral Criminal Proceeding" seven months after the court entered its order denying Appellant's petition. This court has held that, for a lien challenge to be preserved for appeal, the issue must be properly and timely raised in the circuit court. See Kemp v. McDonough, 955 So.2d 635 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007); Parker v. McDonough, 958 So.2d 1108 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007); Norman v. Fla. Parole Comm'n, 957 So.2d 697 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007).
Because the circuit court proceeding sought review of quasi-judicial action by a lower tribunal (i.e., the Department of Corrections), it was governed by the Florida Rules' of Appellate Procedure. See Wilkinson v. McDonough, 960 So.2d 911 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007). Appellant's recourse was to file a motion for rehearing or clarification pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.330. Treating Appellant's petition'as having been filed according to that rule, it was untimely. Consequently, this court lacks jurisdiction to address the appeal on its merits. The appeal is hereby DISMISSED.
KAHN and PADOVANO, JJ., concur.