         FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                STATE OF FLORIDA
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                          No. 1D19-1333
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VICTOR HICKS,

    Petitioner,

    v.

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, MARK S. INCH,

    Respondent.
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Petition for Writ of Mandamus—Original Jurisdiction.


                          May 21, 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 matter, a petitioner must demonstrate that he has
noticed the matter for hearing in the lower tribunal).

ROBERTS, RAY, and WINSOR, 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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Victor Hicks, pro se, Petitioner.

Kenneth S. Steely, General Counsel, Department of Corrections,
Tallahassee, for Respondent.




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