Background
Neil Cuff, proceeding without counsel, filed an original proceeding in the Florida First District Court of Appeal against Florida A&M University and other respondents. He sought a writ of certiorari.
The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute, the order for which Cuff sought review, the arguments raised by the parties, or the procedural basis for dismissal.
The Court’s Holding
In a per curiam decision, the court dismissed Cuff’s petition for a writ of certiorari. Judges Bilbrey, Treadwell, and Neff concurred.
The court provided no reasoning and did not state whether the dismissal rested on jurisdiction, timeliness, mootness, another procedural defect, or the petition’s merits. The decision was not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.330 or 9.331.
Key Takeaways
- The First District dismissed the certiorari proceeding.
- The court issued a one-word disposition and supplied no explanation for the dismissal.
- The opinion establishes no stated rule concerning the underlying dispute or the requirements for certiorari relief.
Why It Matters
The decision ends this original appellate proceeding unless altered through an authorized post-decision motion. Because the court gave no reasons, attorneys should not treat the disposition as resolving any particular substantive or procedural issue beyond the dismissal itself.