Case Name: Jerry RASHID, Petitioner, v. Donald MANNING, Director, Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-03-27
Citations: 773 So. 2d 65
Docket Number: No. 97-843
Parties: Jerry RASHID, Petitioner, v. Donald MANNING, Director, Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation, Respondent.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and COPE and GERSTEN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 773
Pages: 65–66

Head Matter:
Jerry RASHID, Petitioner, v. Donald MANNING, Director, Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation, Respondent.
No. 97-843.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
March 27, 1997.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and John E. Morrison, Special Assistant Public Defender, for petitioner.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Keith S. Kromash, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and COPE and GERSTEN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Because, as the respondent jailer apparently concedes, the record not only does not support, but is directly contrary to the trial court's pro forma finding that the petitioner, who is incarcerated pursuant to an order of civil contempt for his failure to pay child support, has the present ability to pay the purge amount, the petition for Habeas Corpus is granted with directions that he forthwith be discharged from cus tody. Betancourt v. Manning, 679 So.2d 83 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996); Roundtree v. Felton, 656 So.2d 584 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995); Johnson v. Felton, 655 So.2d 1286 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995); Blanco v. Roth, 655 So.2d 213 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995). See generally Pompey v. Cochran, 685 So.2d 1007 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997).
Petition granted.
. This action is of course without prejudice to any appropriate action to secure Rashid's compliance with his support obligations,