Case Name: Julio ESCALONA, Petitioner, v. James R. McDONOUGH, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2007-02-26
Citations: 950 So. 2d 484
Docket Number: No. 1D06-4860
Parties: Julio ESCALONA, Petitioner, v. James R. McDONOUGH, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Respondent.
Judges: BROWNING, C.J., KAHN and LEWIS, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 950
Pages: 484–484

Head Matter:
Julio ESCALONA, Petitioner, v. James R. McDONOUGH, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Respondent.
No. 1D06-4860.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Feb. 26, 2007.
Julio Escalona, pro se, Petitioner.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Linda Horton Dodson, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We find no merit to petitioner's claim that the circuit court departed from the essential requirements of law in denying his request for mandamus relief, and therefore deny the petition for writ of certiorari on the merits as to that issue. However, as respondent correctly concedes, petitioner's claim below constituted a "collateral criminal proceeding," and the circuit court was therefore without authority to impose a lien on petitioner's inmate trust account to recoup filing fees and costs. See Wagner v. McDonough, 930 So.2d 710 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006). Accordingly, we vacate the order imposing a lien and direct the circuit court to ensure the reimbursement to petitioner of any funds collected pursuant thereto.
BROWNING, C.J., KAHN and LEWIS, JJ., Concur.