JACKSON v. STATE (2002)

District Court of Appeal of Florida,Third District.

Douglas M. JACKSON, Sr., Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 3D02-2694.

Decided: October 30, 2002

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and RAMIREZ, J., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.

Douglas M. Jackson, Sr., in proper person. Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, for respondent.

This is a petition for writ of mandamus seeking an order directing the circuit court to accept a civil complaint filed by the petitioner in which he alleged a violation of his civil rights. The trial court rejected the complaint stating: “[t]his case belongs in Federal Court. It is filed as a violation of a federal statute.” (Emphasis in the original). We grant the petition, as that is not a valid reason for rejecting the complaint. A claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 may be brought in state court. See Crocker v. Pleasant, 778 So.2d 978, 982 n. 6 (Fla.2001).

PER CURIAM.

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