Human Rights Defense Center v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc.
HRDC petitioned for mandamus to compel a private correctional health-care contractor to disclose public records; the trial court dismissed the petition. The Third District reversed, holding HRDC properly alleged a violation of Florida's Public Records Act and that disputed factual issues such as notice and compliance must be resolved at an evidentiary hearing rather than on a motion to dismiss.
Key facts
- Human Rights Defense Center petitioned for mandamus to compel Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc., a private correctional health-care contractor, to disclose public records.
- The trial court dismissed the mandamus petition; HRDC appealed to the Third District Court of Appeal.
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Why it matters
The opinion confirms that public-records mandamus petitions against private entities acting on behalf of public agencies cannot be disposed of on the pleadings where factual disputes over notice and compliance exist… — full analysis with a trial
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