inmate Melvin Perez, DC# X11781; The inmate Melvin Perez, DC# X11781, filed a Petition for Declaratory Statement regarding the application of unspecified statutes and Department rules related to the calculation of the Petitioner’s gain time. As an ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Florida Department of Corrections has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by inmate Melvin Perez, DC# X11781 on September 27, 2019. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:

The inmate Melvin Perez, DC# X11781, filed a Petition for Declaratory Statement regarding the application of unspecified statutes and Department rules related to the calculation of the Petitioner’s gain time. As an inmate of the Florida Department of Corrections, the Petitioner may only participate in administrative proceedings that are brought pursuant to paragraphs 120.54(3)(c) and (7), Florida Statutes. Pursuant to subsection 120.81(3), Florida Statutes, the Petitioner lacks standing to bring a Petition for Declaratory Statement, and the Department lacks jurisdiction to issue a declaratory statement in this case.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Shaveon Nelson, 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [e-mail], [phone].