E. H., III v. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT Petitioner applied to the Department for a concealed carry permit (of a firearm) under Florida law. Department denied the permit because Petitioner had been com­ mitted to a mental health facility in New Jersey twenty years ago. Petitioner argued that a New Jersey Expungement Order obtained by him nullified the record of com­ mitment and therefore no reason existed to deny the permit. Petitioner argued that the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution required the State of Florida to honor the New Jersey Expungement Order. The Florida Court of Appeals for the Fifth District disagreed and entered a ‘PCA’ decision, or a per curiam affir­ mance of the lower tribunal without a written opinion. PCA decisions are final and cannot be appealed to the Florida Supreme Court. Petitioner filed an omnibus motion for rehearing/clarification/written opinion and a separate petition for rehearing en banc. All were denied on July 22 and July 24, 2020, respectively. This Petition for Certiorari now follows. I. QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Did the Florida Court of Appeal commit reversible error and abuse its discre­ tion in declining to recognize and apply Petitioner’s New Jersey Expungement Order to its denial of a Florida Firearms Concealed Carry Permit, as required by the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution?