         FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                STATE OF FLORIDA
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                          No. 1D19-2288
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JIMMIE CASEN,

    Petitioner,

    v.

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

    Respondent.
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Petition for Writ of Mandamus—Original Jurisdiction.


                         August 29, 2019


PER CURIAM.

     The petition for writ of mandamus is denied on the merits. See
Clark v. Nichols M. N. P., 225 So. 3d 416 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017)
(holding that to be entitled to mandamus relief compelling a ruling
on a pending civil matter, a petitioner must demonstrate that he
has noticed the matter for hearing in the lower tribunal).

RAY, C.J., and BILBREY and WINOKUR, JJ., concur.
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    Not final until disposition of any timely and
    authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
    9.331.
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Jimmie Casen, pro se, Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.




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