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Vaughn v. Florida Department of Corr

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Mar 1, 2000
754 So. 2d 752 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Opinion

No. 1D99-774.

Opinion filed March 1, 2000.

Appeal from an order of the Department of Corrections.

Terry W. Vaughn, pro se.

Gary L. Grant, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


Terry Vaughn appeals an order of the Department of Corrections, which held that the department was statutorily authorized to enact Florida Administrative Code Rule 33-22.012, section 9-4, prohibiting the offense of "attempted conspiracy."

Rule 33-22.012 is now codified as Florida Administrative Code Rule 33-601.314.

Vaughn contends that the enactment of section 9-4 was unconstitutional and an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority. We affirm, because section 120.81(3), Florida Statutes (1999), provides that an inmate has no standing to challenge a rule on these grounds under chapter 120.See Quigley v. Department of Corrections, 745 So.2d 1029 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999). Vaughn's "only avenue for judicial review is to seek declaratory or other relief in circuit court, as was done in Bass v. Department of Corrections, 684 So.2d 834 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996)."Id. at 1031.

AFFIRMED, without prejudice to Vaughn's right to seek relief in circuit court.

ERVIN, BOOTH and BENTON, JJ., CONCUR.


Summaries of

Vaughn v. Florida Department of Corr

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Mar 1, 2000
754 So. 2d 752 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)
Case details for

Vaughn v. Florida Department of Corr

Case Details

Full title:TERRY W. VAUGHN, Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Mar 1, 2000

Citations

754 So. 2d 752 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

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