Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2026

Wright v. Florida Department of Corrections and Sheila Szala

Wright v. Florida Department of Corrections and Sheila Szala
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 8, 2026
Wright v. Florida Department of Corrections and Sheila Szala

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2025-2140 _____________________________ WALTER LEE WRIGHT, Petitioner, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS and SHEILA SZALA, Respondents. _____________________________

Petition for Writ of Mandamus—Original Jurisdiction.

April 8, 2026

PER CURIAM.

Because the trial court has ruled on Petitioner’s motion for relief from judgment, the Court dismisses the petition for writ of mandamus as moot. See Granville v. State, 382 So. 3d 792 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024).

ROWE, M.K. THOMAS, and NORDBY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Walter Lee Wright, pro se, Petitioner.

Marie A. Borland, Ethen R. Shapiro, and Jacob Z. Coates of Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A., Tampa, for Respondent Sheila Szala.

No appearance for Respondent Florida Department of Corrections.

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