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reviewing by certiorari a final order of the trial court denying petition for writ of mandamus on the merits and removing a lien imposed on the petitioner's inmate account
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No. 1D05-5270.
July 3, 2006.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari — Original Jurisdiction.
Gary L. Flowers, pro se, Petitioner.
Charlie Crist, Attorney General, and Linda Horton Dodson, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
The petitioner's argument that the trial court departed from the essential requirements of law by denying his petition for writ of mandamus is without merit and is rejected. But because the underlying action constitutes a "collateral criminal proceeding" pursuant to section 57.085(10), Florida Statutes, the trial court improperly imposed liens upon the petitioner's inmate trust account for payment of court costs and fees. See Cox v. Crosby, 31 Fla. L. Weekly D310, ___ So.2d ___, 2006 WL 176681 (Fla. 1st DCA Jan.26, 2006), rev. granted sub nom. McDonough v. Cox, 924 So.2d 809 (Fla. 2006); Schmidt v. Crusoe, 878 So.2d 361 (Fla. 2003). We accordingly quash the lien orders imposed as a result of petitioner's filing of this petition for writ of mandamus. The trial court should direct the reimbursement of any funds that have been withdrawn from the petitioner's account to satisfy the improper lien orders.
The petition is DENIED as to the challenge to the order by which the trial court denied mandamus, but it is GRANTED as to the challenge to the lien orders and those orders are hereby QUASHED.
ALLEN and DAVIS, JJ., Concur; THOMAS, J., Concurs in Result Only.