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Calamia v. Singletary

Supreme Court of Florida
May 22, 1997
694 So. 2d 733 (Fla. 1997)

Summary

reinstating petitioner's gain time in accordance with the opinion in Lynce

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Opinion

Nos. 84088 and 86182

May 22, 1997

Two Consolidated Original Proceedings — Habeas Corpus and Mandamus

Wendy M. Edmonds and R. Mitchell Prugh of Middleton, Prugh Anderson, P.A., Melrose, Florida, on behalf of Russell Calamia.

John C. Schaible, Florida Institutional Legal Services, Inc., Gainesville, Florida, on behalf of Jeffrey Lynn Hock, for Petitioner

Susan A. Maher, Deputy General, Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida, for Respondent


On petition for writ of certiorari, the United States Supreme Court vacated our previous decision in this cause and remanded the case for further consideration in light of its decision in Lynce v. Mathis, 117 S.Ct. 891 (1997). Calamia v. Singletary, 117 S.Ct. 1309 (1997). In view of the holding ofLynce, we grant the petition for writ of habeas corpus of Russell Calamia and the petition for writ of mandamus of Jeffrey Lynn Hock. We direct respondent to reinstate the petitioners' administrative and provisional gain time in accordance with the opinion in Lynce v. Mathis.

Calamia v. Singletary, 686 So.2d 1337 (Fla. 1996).

It is so ordered.

KOGAN, C.J., and OVERTON, SHAW, GRIMES, HARDING, WELLS and ANSTEAD, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Calamia v. Singletary

Supreme Court of Florida
May 22, 1997
694 So. 2d 733 (Fla. 1997)

reinstating petitioner's gain time in accordance with the opinion in Lynce

Summary of this case from Young v. Moore
Case details for

Calamia v. Singletary

Case Details

Full title:RUSSELL CALAMIA, Petitioner, vs. HARRY K. SINGLETARY, JR., Respondent…

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: May 22, 1997

Citations

694 So. 2d 733 (Fla. 1997)

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