           FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                  STATE OF FLORIDA
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                          No. 1D17-5234
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JOVAN HOWARD,

    Petitioner,

    v.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS; JULIE L. JONES,
Secretary,

    Respondents.
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Petition for Writ of Mandamus – Original Jurisdiction.

                          January 26, 2018



PER CURIAM.

    The petition for writ of mandamus is denied.

ROBERTS, ROWE, 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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Jovan Howard, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee; Kenneth S. Steely,
General Counsel, Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, for
Respondents.




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