FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2023-0380 _____________________________ DAVID TERRENCE STEPHENS, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition for Writ of Mandamus—Original Jurisdiction.

November 29, 2023

PER CURIAM.

The Court dismisses the petition for writ of mandamus as moot. See Farrior v. State, 343 So. 3d 159, 160 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022) (dismissing the petition for writ of mandamus as moot where the trial court had given the petitioner a ruling on the pending pleading below).

ROBERTS, KELSEY, and TANENBAUM, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

David Terrance Stephens, pro se, Petitioner.

Charles T. Martin, Jr., Assistant General Counsel, Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, for Respondent.