District Court of Appeal of Florida February 19, 1986, No. 85-197 (Dinkens v. Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit)

SCHOONOVER, Judge.

Appellant, James Dinkens, seeks review of an order abating a civil action. We reverse.

Appellant, a convicted felon, filed a petition for name change in the Tenth Judicial Circuit. The trial court entered an order abating the petition until appellant’s civil rights were restored. The court entered its order on the basis of Watts v. Buck, 454 So.2d 1079 (Fla.