Background
Melodie Miller, proceeding pro se, appealed from the Circuit Court for Marion County in lower-tribunal case number 42-2026-CA-196. Circuit Judge Robert W. Hodges entered the ruling under review.
The appellee was the Department of Corrections. The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute, the circuit court’s ruling, the arguments on appeal, or the relief Miller sought.
The Court’s Holding
The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed the circuit court’s decision. Judges Makar, Eisnaugle, and Soud concurred in the per curiam disposition.
The court provided no written reasoning or discussion of the facts or law. The opinion therefore establishes only that the judgment under review was affirmed; it does not identify the grounds for affirmance.
Key Takeaways
- The Fifth District affirmed the circuit court’s ruling.
- The decision was issued per curiam by Judges Makar, Eisnaugle, and Soud.
- The opinion contains no factual account, legal analysis, or explanation for the result.
Why It Matters
The disposition leaves the circuit court’s ruling in place but offers no articulated legal rule or reasoning for attorneys to apply in other cases. Any broader characterization of the dispute or the basis for affirmance would go beyond the opinion’s text.