Case Name: James D. THOMAS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2008-08-22
Citations: 988 So. 2d 1238
Docket Number: No. 5D08-1484
Parties: James D. THOMAS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: PALMER, C.J., SAWAYA and MONACO, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 988
Pages: 1238–1239

Head Matter:
James D. THOMAS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 5D08-1484.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Aug. 22, 2008.
James D. Thomas, Wewahitchka, pro se.
No Appearance for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
See Saunders v. State, 837 So.2d 433 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002) ("Although we are sympathetic to [the petitioner's] situation, we deny the petition [for writ of prohibition] because we know of no mechanism by which he can force the trial court to timely dispose of the violation of probation...."); Norman v. State, 900 So.2d 702 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005) (concluding that trial court has no ministerial duty to conduct a VOP hear ing under factual circumstances which are similar to the instant case).
PETITION DENIED.
PALMER, C.J., SAWAYA and MONACO, JJ., concur.