         FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                STATE OF FLORIDA
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                          No. 1D18-1904
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AVERY G. PATTERSON SR.,

    Petitioner,

    v.

JULIE L. JONES, Secretary,
Florida Department of
Corrections, Financial
Department, DEPARTMENT OF
RISK MANAGEMENT and
Assistant Attorney General,
ELIZABETH VAN DE BERG, et al.,

    Respondents.
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Petition for Writ of Mandamus—Original Jurisdiction.


                          June 5, 2018


PER CURIAM.

    The petition for writ of mandamus is denied on the merits.

ROWE, KELSEY, 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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Avery G. Patterson Sr., pro se, Petitioner.

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




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