Young v. Register, Ford
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 1, 2026
Docket1D2026-1123
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D2026-1123
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DOUGLAS JAMES YOUNG JR,
Petitioner,
v.
TIMOTHY REGISTER, TOMMY
FORD, DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY, SHANE VANN, STATE OF
FLORIDA, LARRY BASFORD,
KENNETH DAFFIN, JEFFREY
MOORE, ANDREW EPPLING,
ANDREW MCGINLEY, JAMES
UTHMEIER,
Respondents.
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Petition for Writ of Quo Warranto—Original Proceedings.
July 1, 2026
PER CURIAM.
DISMISSED as unauthorized. See Logan v. State, 846 So. 2d
472, 479 (Fla. 2003) (holding that generally, a criminal defendant
cannot proceed pro se while represented by counsel).
LEWIS, RAY, and NEFF, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Douglas James Young, Jr., pro se, Petitioner.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Claudia P. Humphrey,
Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondents.
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