RUFFIN v. MAY JCI FDOC (2021)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Michael RUFFIN, Appellant, v. MAY, Warden, JCI FDOC, Appellee.

No. 1D21-1177

Decided: July 06, 2021

Michael Ruffin, pro se, Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee; Lance Eric Neff, General Counsel, Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Michael Ruffin appeals the trial court's order dismissing his mandamus petition without prejudice and providing leave to file an amended petition. Because the trial court's order is a nonfinal, nonappealable order, this Court dismisses the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See Hancock v. Piper, 186 So. 2d 489, 490 (Fla. 1966) (explaining that “an order dismissing a cause but granting additional time in which to file an amended complaint is nothing more than an interlocutory order and [ ] the court still has control of the litigation”).

Per Curiam.

Rowe, C.J., and Roberts and Jay, JJ., concur.

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