Thomas Irwin Brown v. State of Florida

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D20-2612 _____________________________ THOMAS IRWIN BROWN, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________ Petition for Writ of Certiorari—Original Jurisdiction. April 6, 2021 PER CURIAM. Thomas Brown seeks review of the trial court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of mandamus, which he filed in the context of his closed criminal case. In the petition below, Brown sought to compel the State Attorney to provide him with certain records. The trial court dismissed his petition because he failed to show that he made a proper request to the State Attorney and paid any required advance fees and costs. To the extent the trial court’s ruling might be considered a final order, we treat Brown’s petition as seeking plenary appellate review. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.040(c). Even so, the legal arguments that Brown sets out in his petition fail to demonstrate a preliminary basis for relief. We treat the petition as the initial brief and summarily affirm. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.315(a).  AFFIRMED. ROBERTS, ROWE, and TANENBAUM, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Thomas Irwin Brown, pro se, Petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent. 2