Rojas v. State
Rojas v. State
Opinion of the Court
Appellant, Nestor Rojas, appeals the trial court’s dismissal of a petition for writ of habeas corpus which alleged Tomoka Correctional Facility treated Appellant cruelly and inhumanly. Appellant argues the trial court erred by dismissing the petition as moot when Appellant was transferred to another correctional institution.
The trial court properly dismissed the action because it was moot. See Godwin v. State, 593 So.2d 211, 212 (Fla. 1992) (“A case is ‘moot’ when it presents no actual controversy or when the issues have ceased to exist.”); Martinez v. Singletary, 691 So.2d 587, 538 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997) (“Generally, an inmate’s grievance regarding the conditions of his confinement at a certain institution becomes moot upon his transfer to another facility.”).
AFFIRMED.
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