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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D20-2229 _____________________________ CHARLES E. HINES IV, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________ Petition for Writ of Mandamus—Original Jurisdiction. April 23, 2021 PER CURIAM. Because the trial court has ruled on the pleading pending below, the petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed as moot. See Ward v. State, 227 So. 3d 761 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017) (dismissing a petition for writ of mandamus as moot where the trial court had ruled on the pleading pending below). Petitioner’s request for payment pursuant to section 79.05, Florida Statutes, is denied. ROWE, MAKAR, and OSTERHAUS, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Charles E. Hines IV, pro se, Petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent. 2