Case Name: Carl Marion WELLS, Appellant, v. James V. CROSBY, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-10-15
Citations: 886 So. 2d 246
Docket Number: No. 1D04-2873
Parties: Carl Marion WELLS, Appellant, v. James V. CROSBY, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Appellee.
Judges: ALLEN, VAN NORTWICK and BROWNING, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 886
Pages: 246–247

Head Matter:
Carl Marion WELLS, Appellant, v. James V. CROSBY, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Appellee.
No. 1D04-2873.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Oct. 15, 2004.
Carl Marion Wells, Appellant, pro se.
Charlie Crist, Attorney General, Tallahassee and Louis A. Vargas, Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Having considered the appellant's response to this Court's July 8, 2004, order, and finding that the notice of appeal was not timely filed, the appeal is hereby dismissed as untimely. This dismissal is without prejudice to the appellant's right to seek relief in the trial court pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540. See Day v. Moore, 785 So.2d 699 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001). Cf. Brigham v. State, 769 So.2d 1100, 1101 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000).
ALLEN, VAN NORTWICK and BROWNING, JJ., concur.