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Enrique Diaz v. Ricky Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.

IFP petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District, No. 3D2024-0956 · judgment December 18, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

WHETHER THE THIRD DISTRICT'S DECISION DISALLOWING DIAZ'S USE OF THE GREAT WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS TO PRESENT VALID AND UNBARRED CLAIMS VIOLATES DIAZ’S RIGHT TO ACCESS TO THE COURT WHERE IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THROUGH WHICH DIAZ CAN INVOKE THE THIRD DISTRICT'S JURISDICTION TO SEEK REVIEW OF ITS OWN NULL AND VOID OPINION WHICH: l) REINSTATED AN 8- YEAR-OLD APPEAL/MANDATE; 2) PURPORTEDLY CONFERRED JURISDICTION IT ITSELF DID NOT HAVE TO A TRIAL COURT IT ORDERED TO MITIGATE DIAZ’S LEGAL 8 YEAR OLD 22 YEAR SENTENCE TO LIFE; 3) ORDERED SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE THAT: A) IMPOSED AN ILLEGAL SENTENCE WHICH VIOLATED THE DIRECT AND EXPRESS TERMS OF THE PLEA AGREEMENT; AND B) SNUBBED THE FACT THAT DIAZ WAS ALREADY IRREPARABLY PREJUDICED BY THE 8 YEAR BREACH OF THE PLEA AGREEMENT, CONTRARY TO THE FIRST, FIFTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT’S TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Enrique Diaz

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 18 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Mar 13 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 2, 2025)