YOUNG v. REGISTER (2026)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

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.

No. 1D2026-1123

Decided: July 01, 2026

Douglas James Young, Jr., pro se, Petitioner. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Claudia P. Humphrey, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondents.

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).

Per Curiam.

Lewis, Ray, and Neff, JJ., concur.

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