Case Name: Gary Mitchell NOWLIN, Appellant, v. Leo A. THOMAS, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-01-31
Citations: 748 So. 2d 1106
Docket Number: No. 1D98-4054
Parties: Gary Mitchell NOWLIN, Appellant, v. Leo A. THOMAS, Appellee.
Judges: ERVIN and JOANOS, JJ., and SMITH, LARRY G., Senior Judge, CONCUR.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 748
Pages: 1106–1106

Head Matter:
Gary Mitchell NOWLIN, Appellant, v. Leo A. THOMAS, Appellee.
No. 1D98-4054.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Jan. 31, 2000.
Gary Mitchell Nowlin, pro se.
Leo A. Thomas of Levin, Middlebrooks, Thomas, Mitchell, Green, Echsner, Proctor and Papantonio, P.A., Pensacola, for Ap-pellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the trial court s order dismissing Nowlin's complaint for legal malpractice, but do so without prejudice to Nowlin filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the circuit court, following the procedure outlined in Steele v. Kehoe, 747 So.2d 931 (Fla.1999).
AFFIRMED.
ERVIN and JOANOS, JJ., and SMITH, LARRY G., Senior Judge, CONCUR.