Case Name: Jeffrey PATE, Appellant, v. James V. CROSBY, Jr., Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-08-18
Citations: 881 So. 2d 40
Docket Number: No. 1D04-1127
Parties: Jeffrey PATE, Appellant, v. James V. CROSBY, Jr., Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Appellee.
Judges: ERVIN, ALLEN and HAWKES, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 881
Pages: 40–40

Head Matter:
Jeffrey PATE, Appellant, v. James V. CROSBY, Jr., Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Appellee.
No. 1D04-1127.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 18, 2004.
Jeffrey Pate, appellant, pro se.
Charlie Crist, Attorney General, and Carrie R. McNair, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The order dismissing appellant's petition for writ of mandamus is reversed and the matter remanded on the authority of Burgess v. Crosby, 870 So.2d 217 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004). On remand, the circuit court shall consider the merits of the petition.
ERVIN, ALLEN and HAWKES, JJ., concur.