Case Name: John BOWLES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-01-25
Citations: 818 So. 2d 556
Docket Number: No. 2D01-486
Parties: John BOWLES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: PARKER and SILBERMAN, J., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 818
Pages: 556–556

Head Matter:
John BOWLES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D01-486.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Jan. 25, 2002.
John Bowles, pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Sheron Wells, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appel-lee.

Opinion:
DAVIS, Judge.
John Bowles petitions this court for a writ of certiorari to review the circuit court's denial of his petition for a writ of mandamus. He had filed the mandamus requesting gaintime that he alleges was wrongfully denied.
The trial court denied Bowles' petition for mandamus for failure to state a prima facie case. Because our review of the record reveals that Bowles did state a prima facie case, we conclude that the trial court departed from the essential requirements of law and denied Bowles due process of law. Accordingly, we grant the petition for a writ of certiorari and remand for further proceedings that are consistent with this opinion.
Petition granted.
PARKER and SILBERMAN, J., Concur.