Michael Ruffin v. May, Warden, JCI FDOC

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D21-1177 _____________________________ MICHAEL RUFFIN, Appellant, v. MAY, Warden, JCI FDOC, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Jackson County. James J. Goodman, Jr., Judge. July 6, 2021 PER CURIAM. Michael Ruffin appeals the trial court’s order dismissing his mandamus petition without prejudice and providing leave to file an amended petition. Because the trial court’s order is a nonfinal, nonappealable order, this Court dismisses the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See Hancock v. Piper, 186 So. 2d 489, 490 (Fla. 1966) (explaining that “an order dismissing a cause but granting additional time in which to file an amended complaint is nothing more than an interlocutory order and [ ] the court still has control of the litigation”). ROWE, C.J., and ROBERTS and JAY, JJ., concur.  _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Michael Ruffin, pro se, Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee; Lance Eric Neff, General Counsel, Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, for Appellee. 2