
    Douglas M. JACKSON, Sr., Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.
    No. 3D02-2694.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
    Oct. 30, 2002.
    Douglas M. Jackson, Sr., in proper person.
    Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, for respondent.
    Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and RAMIREZ, J., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.
   PER CURIAM.

This is a petition for writ of mandamus seeking an order directing the circuit court to accept a civil complaint filed by the petitioner in which he alleged a violation of his civil rights. The trial court rejected the complaint stating: “[t]his case belongs in Federal Court. It is filed as a violation of a federal statute.” (Emphasis in the original). We grant the petition, as that is not a valid reason for rejecting the complaint. A claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 may be brought in state court. See Crocker v. Pleasant, 778 So.2d 978, 982 n. 6 (Fla.2001).  