Jason Todd Wade v. Diana K. Bjorkman Wade
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 31, 2026
Docket6D2026-1804
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 6D2026-1804
Lower Tribunal No. 2022-DR-001186
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JASON TODD WADE,
Petitioner,
v.
DIANA K. BJORKMAN WADE,
Respondent.
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Petition for Writ of Prohibition to the Circuit Court for Orange County.
July 31, 2026
PRATT, J.
Petitioner filed a petition for writ of prohibition in this Court seeking review
of the trial court’s order denying his motion to disqualify. We deny the petition
because the motion was not timely filed. See Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin.
2.330(g) (“A motion to disqualify shall be filed within a reasonable time not to
exceed 20 days after discovery by the party or party’s counsel, whichever is earlier,
of the facts constituting the grounds for the motion.”). Because the motion was
untimely, we need not rule on the legal sufficiency of the motion.
Petitioner acknowledged the untimeliness of his motion in both his motion
and his petition. Nevertheless, Petitioner frivolously filed his motion and his petition
and in doing so unnecessarily wasted the trial court’s and this Court’s scarce judicial
resources. We caution Petitioner that any further pro se filings in this Court asserting
frivolous issues may result in sanctions such as a bar on pro se filing in this Court.
See State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 1999).
PETITION DENIED.
WHITE and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur.
Jason Todd Wade, Lake Wales, pro se.
No Appearance for Respondent.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING
AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED
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