Case Name: Michael Darnell WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. James IVEY, Jr., Superintendent, Liberty Correctional Institution, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-01-31
Citations: 708 So. 2d 287
Docket Number: No. 96-1034
Parties: Michael Darnell WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. James IVEY, Jr., Superintendent, Liberty Correctional Institution, Appellee.
Judges: ALLEN and MICKLE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 708
Pages: 287–288

Head Matter:
Michael Darnell WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. James IVEY, Jr., Superintendent, Liberty Correctional Institution, Appellee.
No. 96-1034.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Jan. 31, 1997.
Michael Darnell Williams, Bristol, Pro Se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Joy A. Stubbs, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Michael Darnell Williams, an inmate in the Florida correctional system, appeals an order by which the trial court denied his petition for a writ of mandamus. The trial court apparently relied upon section 95.11(8), Florida Statutes (1995), in denying the petition. But we recently held that section violative of the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers as applied to an action seeking issuance of an extraordinary writ. See Van Meter v. Singletary, 682 So.2d 1162 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996).
Accordingly, we reverse the order under review and remand this case to the trial court for further consideration of the petition.
ALLEN and MICKLE, JJ., concur.
MINER, J., specially concurs with written opinion.