O'Conner v. McDonough
O'Conner v. McDonough
Opinion of the Court
Petitioner, a disabled prisoner, filed a petition for writ of mandamus, in which he claimed that he is entitled to a gain time award equal to the maximum amount that he might have earned had he been able to perform the activities for which gain time is normally awarded. For this filing, a lien was imposed against petitioner’s trust account pursuant to section 57.085, Florida Statutes.
The trial court denied mandamus, reasoning that petitioner has not established a clear legal right to the requested gain time. The trial court also upheld the order imposing the fee lien on the basis that petitioner is not challenging administrative disciplinary action which resulted in his loss of previously earned gain-time. By way of amended notice of appeal, which this Court treated as a petition for writ of certiorari, petitioner seeks review of the trial court order denying mandamus and denying relief on the fee issue.
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