No. 20-8100

Thomas McGill v. Florida Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2021-05-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: due-process equal-protection-clause ex-post-facto-clause florida-department-of-corrections gain-time statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Florida Department of Corrections award Mr. McGill approximately 4,148 days of gain-time before changing their interpretation of s.944.275 of the Florida Statutes, and does this constitute a due-process-violation, ex-post-facto-clause-violation, and equal-protection-clause-violation?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-09
Waiver of right of respondent Fl DOC to respond filed.
2021-04-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 23, 2021)

Attorneys

Fl DOC
Beverly Bartlett BrewsterOffice of General Counsel, Respondent
Thomas McGill
Thomas R. McGill — Petitioner