Glenn Spradley v. Florida Department of Corrections

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed February 19, 2020. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D19-1762 Lower Tribunal No. 19-7900 ________________ Glenn Spradley, Appellant, vs. Florida Department of Corrections, Appellee. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Richard L. Hersch, Judge. Glenn Spradley, in proper person. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Kelly R. Forren (Tallahassee), Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Before LINDSEY, HENDON, and MILLER, JJ. PER CURIAM.  Affirmed. See Fla. Public Serv. Comm’n v. Triple “A” Enter., Inc., 387 So. 2d 940, 942 (Fla. 1980) (“Absent waiver or exception in civil actions brought against the state, its agencies or subdivisions, venue properly lies in the county of its principal headquarters.”) (citing Carlile v. Game & Fresh Water Fish Comm’n, 354 So. 2d 362 (Fla. 1977); Smith v. Williams, 160 Fla. 580, 35 So. 2d 844 (1948)); Dep’t of Corr. v. Ross, 680 So. 2d 622, 622 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996) (The home venue “privilege provides that in civil actions brought against the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions venue lies in the county where the state agency or subdivision maintains its principal headquarters.”) (citation omitted). 2