FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2023-0408 _____________________________ DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Petitioner, v. FRED ALAN MASON and STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondents. _____________________________

Petition for Writ of Certiorari—Original Jurisdiction.

September 22, 2025

PER CURIAM.

DISMISSED.

ROBERTS, ROWE, and LONG, JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Andrew McGinley, General Counsel, Department of Children and Families, Tallahassee; Laura Battaglia, Assistant Northwest Region Legal Counsel, Department of Children and Families, Pensacola, for Petitioner.

Bruce Miller, Public Defender, Pensacola, and Justin Turner, Assistant Public Defender, DeFuniak Springs, for Respondent Fred Alan Mason.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Adam Wilson, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee; Joshua Allan Mitchell, Assistant State Attorney, DeFuniak Springs, for Respondent State of Florida.