HOYOS v. SINGLETARY

No. 93-1992.

639 So.2d 631 (1994)

Alejandro HOYOS, Appellant, v. Harry K. SINGLETARY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 29, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alejandro Hoyos, pro se.

No brief filed, for appellee.


STEVENSON, Judge.

Hoyos, a prison inmate, converted to the religious faith of Islam while he was incarcerated. Thereafter, he filed a facially sufficient petition pursuant to Section 68.07, Florida Statutes (1993), to change his name in accordance with religious tradition. In response, the Department of Corrections ("DOC") filed a conditional objection contending that a name change would adversely affect its security interests. Based on DOC's response, the trial court...

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