Background
Tony Alan Harkness II, proceeding without counsel, filed a petition for a writ of prohibition against Randall W. Wilds and Cathy N. Wilds in the Florida First District Court of Appeal.
The matter came before the court as an original proceeding. The respondents did not appear.
The Court’s Holding
The First District dismissed the petition. Judges Roberts, Bilbrey, and Nordby concurred in the per curiam disposition.
The opinion offered no factual discussion or legal reasoning and did not state the ground for dismissal. The disposition was not final until resolution of any timely and authorized motion under Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.330 or 9.331.
Key Takeaways
- The court dismissed Harkness’s petition for a writ of prohibition.
- The opinion did not explain why the petition was dismissed.
- The decision was issued per curiam by a panel consisting of Judges Roberts, Bilbrey, and Nordby.
Why It Matters
The decision ends this original prohibition proceeding at the First District, subject to any timely and authorized post-decision motion. Because the court supplied no reasoning, the opinion provides no substantive guidance on the requirements for prohibition relief.