Cunningham v. Comerford

FIRST D ISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
S TATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D2025-3208
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C OREY C UNNINGHAM,
Petitioner,
v.
R ICKY D. DIXON , Secretary,
Florida Department of
Corrections,
Respondent.
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Petition for Belated Appeal—Original Jurisdiction.
April 29, 2026
P ER C URIAM.
DENIED. The 	proceedings 	in 	the 	trial 	court 	were 	civil 	in
nature, so there is no authority to grant a belated appeal. See
Hollingsworth v. Szczecina, 731 So. 2d 790, 791 (Fla. 1st DCA
1999); cf. Fla. R. App. P. 9.141 (“Review Proceedings in Collateral
or 	Postconviction 	Criminal 	Cases”); 	Powell 	v. 	Fla. 	Dep’t 	of
Corrections, 727 So. 2d 1103 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999) (stating that the
predecessor provisions of Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure
9.141(c) were not applicable to civil proceedings).

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R OBERTS, R AY , and TREADWELL , JJ., concur.
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Not 	final 	until 	disposition 	of 	any 	timely 	and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Corey L. Cunningham, pro se, Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent.