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Watch the Footage →Coaching, organization systems, and plain-language education for people navigating the court system on their own, all from a veteran who has walked that road, page by certified page.
I'm Surgret "Greg" Doss, an honorably discharged, service-connected disabled United States Army Veteran, a non-attorney self-help coach, and a pro se litigant in Florida's trial and appellate courts since 2011.
Through firsthand experience handling my own cases across family court, civil litigation, administrative hearings, and appeals, including a unanimous appellate reversal won without a lawyer, I developed a deep understanding of courtroom procedures, filings, and the discipline self-representation demands. I lost plenty along the way too, and those losses taught the same lesson the wins did: the system doesn't reward passion. It rewards preparation, organization, and a command of your own record.
I believe knowledge is power, and my mission is to make sure people walking into court without an attorney don't walk in unprepared. Through coaching and education, I help self-represented individuals understand how court processes generally work, build organization systems for managing their own files, learn to find publicly available information for themselves, and prepare for the pressure of a hearing with confidence and composure. I do not provide legal representation or legal advice; I offer practical, general knowledge earned through real-world experience, so that those without attorneys are informed, organized, and ready. Let's level the playing field, the right way.
"Nothing in this chapter asks the reader to take the author's word for anything. The record speaks; the author's job is to put its pages side by side."
From the forthcoming book
Watch this detailed, firsthand account of how my properties were taken without due process of law! This is just one of the experiences that put me on this road, and the reason I believe no one should face the system unprepared!
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Preparation isn't a theory to me. From city hall to the county commission chambers to live courtroom hearings, my civic and legal journey is recorded, public, and posted for anyone to watch. See for yourself how I carry myself in the rooms where decisions get made.
On-the-record appearances before the Tampa City Council; public comment, accountability, and civic advocacy, captured exactly as it happened.
Watch the Footage →Appearances before the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners; showing up, speaking on the record, and holding local government to its own process.
Watch the Footage →Real hearings, real pressure; watch how preparation, composure, and command of the record look when the judge is on the bench and the clock is running.
Watch the Footage →Zoom sessions, live streams, and everything else; general education, real talk about the pro se road, and the standing reminder to get a licensed attorney if you can.
Watch the Footage →Credibility isn't claiming a perfect record; it's publishing the real one. Here is mine: the reversals and the dismissals, in the same typeface, each with a case number you can verify yourself on the public docket. I will never ask you to take my word for anything.
| Case No. | Court | Matter | Status / Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2D2025-1892 | Fla. 2d DCA | Appeal of injunctive sanction order | Reversed; Unanimous Opinion Apr. 10, 2026; Mandate May 6, 2026 |
| 22-CA-9303 | 13th Jud. Cir. | Civil action | Dismissed with prejudice Affirmed on appeal |
| 2D2025-0097 | Fla. 2d DCA | Appeal | Affirmed (PCA) Includes Oct. 2025 filing-restriction order |
| SC2025-1688 | Fla. Supreme Court | Petition | Dismissed Oct. 29, 2025 |
| 18-CA-3553 | 13th Jud. Cir. | Negligence action (2017 collision) | Closed via release Post-appeal proceedings on the docket |
| 25-CA-010794 | 13th Jud. Cir. | Civil action, multiple defendants | Rehearing pending Verified motion filed July 2026 |
| 24-CA-005570 | 13th Jud. Cir. | Personal injury action | Active Liability admitted Nov. 2025 |
| 2D2026-1097 | Fla. 2d DCA | Petition for writ of mandamus | Pending |
| 2003-DR-006755 | 13th Jud. Cir. (Family) | Child support; motion to vacate 2004 judgment | Abated Pending appellate review |
| 1995-DR-6110 | 13th Jud. Cir. (Family) | Child support; 1999 default judgment challenged as void | Judgments vacated as void Order entered July 23, 2026; all derivative orders vacated |
| 24-13489 | U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Cir. | Federal civil rights action | Affirmed against me Rehearing denied Apr. 7, 2026 |
| 26-5074 | Supreme Court of the United States | Doss v. Holder; petition for writ of certiorari | Docketed July 13, 2026 Response period runs through Aug. 12, 2026; and yes, most cert petitions are denied |
Why publish the losses? Because you deserve the whole record before you listen to anyone about this road; and because a coach who hides his dismissals will hide other things too. Every case number above can be searched on the Hillsborough County Clerk's site, the Florida 2d DCA online docket, PACER, or the U.S. Supreme Court's docket. Go look. That's the habit I teach. And when you do, read the table closely; there's a message hidden in plain sight: not one of those red stamps was ever followed by silence. After every dismissal, another filing. After every affirmance, another court. I keep on fighting.
Surgret Urania Doss v. Gregory P. Holder, et al., No. 26-5074 (U.S.), on petition from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-13489
Last updated
July 24, 2026
Current status
Petition docketed; one respondent has waived; response period runs through August 12, 2026
A petition for a writ of certiorari, the formal request asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review a lower court's decision, was filed July 6, 2026, within the 90-day deadline set by Supreme Court Rule 13.3, together with a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the supporting appendix of lower-court records.
The Clerk of the Court placed the case on the docket July 13, 2026, as No. 26-5074.
On July 21, 2026, respondent Gregory P. Holder, represented by the Office of the Attorney General of Florida, filed a waiver of the right to respond, meaning he declined to file a brief opposing review. The response period for the remaining respondents runs through August 12, 2026. Once that date passes, the Clerk distributes the petition to the Justices for consideration at conference.
Nothing further is required of the petitioner unless the Court directs otherwise.
All of the filings in this case are public and posted on the Court's own docket. No commentary here substitutes for reading them:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| June 16, 2017 | Direct Information filed charging a single count under Fla. Stat. § 837.02(1) |
| June 28, 2017 | Arrest, booking, and posting of a $2,000 surety bond; pretrial conditions imposed |
| Jan. 29, 2018 | State circuit court dismisses the charge (Case No. 2017-CF-9089) |
| Jan. 2022 | Federal civil rights suit filed, M.D. Fla. No. 8:22-cv-00129 |
| Sept. 24, 2024 | District court dismisses the case |
| Feb. 20, 2026 | Eleventh Circuit affirms |
| Apr. 7, 2026 | Eleventh Circuit denies rehearing en banc |
| July 6, 2026 | Petition for writ of certiorari and motion to proceed in forma pauperis filed in the Supreme Court |
| July 13, 2026 | Case placed on the Supreme Court docket as No. 26-5074 |
| July 21, 2026 | Respondent Gregory P. Holder files waiver of the right to respond |
| Aug. 12, 2026 | Response deadline for the remaining respondents |
The petition presents three questions. In plain terms:
These are the questions as presented in the petition. They reflect the petitioner's position and allegations, which the lower courts have not adopted. This case remains pending, and nothing described here has been established as fact by any court.
If certiorari is granted, full briefing and argument would follow, with a decision unlikely before mid-2027. If certiorari is denied, the Eleventh Circuit's judgment stands.
An honest word about the odds. The Supreme Court receives thousands of certiorari petitions each Term and agrees to hear roughly one percent of them. Denial is the ordinary outcome for the overwhelming majority of petitions, including well-drafted ones raising serious questions. Filing this petition was worth doing. It is not a prediction of success, and no one following this case should read it as one.
This is a personal case update about litigation in which Surgret Urania Doss, an honorably discharged, service-connected disabled United States Army Veteran, is a party appearing on his own behalf. It is shared for informational purposes only. GD NAPSC is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice or legal representation, and nothing on this page creates an attorney-client relationship with anyone. Self-representation is not recommended; anyone facing a legal matter should retain a licensed attorney, and nothing here should be relied upon as a model for your own case.
Two of the case numbers in the Full Record table above come from family court: 2003-DR-006755 and 1995-DR-6110. This section exists for one reason: to show what going back into your own file, page by page, actually looks like, and to share the general vocabulary I had to learn along the way. It is my story, and it is free education. It is not an offer to help with your child support case; that help must come from a licensed attorney.
One of those cases traces to a final judgment entered in 2004. The other traces to a default judgment entered in 1999. For years I did what most people do: I lived with the paperwork without ever truly reading it. Then I ordered my own court files, sat down with every page, and compared what the documents actually said against what the public rules require. What I found led me to challenge both judgments as void, and the results so far are on the public docket for anyone to verify: in one case, the court entered an order on July 23, 2026, vacating the default judgment and every order built on it as void from the start; the other case is currently abated, pending appellate review.
I am not going to tell you what I think those files prove; the dockets are public, and the habit I teach is to go read the record for yourself. What I will tell you is what the journey taught me. Nobody handed me a summary. I ordered certified copies, built an organization system, learned the vocabulary, and read every single page myself. That discipline, not any secret knowledge, is the whole lesson of this section!
The line, one more time: I will teach you how to order your own file, organize it, and read it with discipline. I will never tell you whether your judgment is void, what to file, or how to respond to DOR in your case. Those questions get the same answer every time: take them to a licensed attorney in your state!
Only a licensed attorney can practice law. I am not one, and I don't pretend to be. This line protects you, and I hold it in every session, every video, and every email. If you need legal advice, you need a lawyer.
GD NAPSC provides self-help coaching and general education only. Nothing offered here is legal advice, legal document preparation, or legal representation. No attorney-client relationship is created. For advice about your specific legal matter, consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction; low-cost and free options may be available through your local bar association's lawyer referral service or legal aid.
Every offering is education and coaching about process, organization, and self-management; general skills, taught generally. Your legal decisions remain entirely yours, ideally made with a licensed attorney. And you'll always know exactly who you're working with: me, in person, on every call and every screen. No staff, no hand-offs, no mystery.
You've seen me on camera; now sit down with me in private. Before you spend a dollar or file a page, get the honest conversation nobody else will give you about what self-representation truly demands, from someone who has carried that weight for years.
Coaching on readiness, not advice on your case.
Learn the filing, labeling, and tracking system I built across years of litigation; then build your own version and run it yourself.
I teach the system. You apply it to your own materials.
General education on finding and reading publicly available information for yourself; the skill that changes everything.
General instruction only; never research performed for your case.
Standing sessions where you set your own preparation goals and I help you keep them; organization, study habits, composure, and follow-through.
Accountability partner, not co-counsel, not counsel at all.
Plain numbers, stated up front, because that's how I'd want it done for me. And know this going in: I take a limited number of client hours each week, sixteen, by design, so every session gets my full preparation and my full presence. When the calendar shows an opening, that's real availability; when it's full, it's full. Every engagement starts with the coaching agreement, and every session holds The Line: coaching and general education only, never legal advice.
If you need a focused coaching session while life keeps moving, this is it: thirty minutes of direct, private coaching by phone, from wherever you are. No screens, no slides; just a steady voice and straight talk when you need it most.
Coaching on you, never on your case. No case-specific questions, ever.
One focused hour with screens shared, building the skills and systems you'll run yourself: organization, deadline habits, and finding public information on your own.
I teach the system on screen. You apply it to your own materials.
Three hours of coaching, taken in one sitting or broken into three separate sessions on your schedule; because organization and composure are habits, and habits are built over weeks, not minutes.
Coaching across weeks. Your legal decisions remain entirely yours.
For the person who already knows the road ahead is long and uphill, and wants a steady coach in their corner for the whole climb. Eight hours of coaching, spread across the weeks and months your season actually takes; because the long road isn't won by intensity, it's won by endurance.
A coach in your corner, never counsel in your case.
Scheduling online collects payment and the no-legal-advice acknowledgment at booking, and the full coaching agreement (published in full on this page) is signed before your first session; Cash App ($GDNAPSC) is also available at scheduling. Sessions are coaching and general education only; nothing purchased here includes legal advice, document preparation, document review, or representation at any price. If what you need is help with your specific legal matter, please spend this money on a licensed attorney instead; I mean that!
Book online, email, or call. Tell me generally where you are; no case details needed, and no case-specific questions answered by email either.
Every engagement starts with a written agreement stating exactly what coaching is and is not; the same line drawn on this page, in ink. Read the full agreement here.
Scheduled sessions, defined goals, honest feedback on your preparation and organization. You bring the discipline; I help you keep it.
I do not recommend representing yourself. I say that as someone who has done it for years. The pro se road is long, technical, and unforgiving, and the other side will almost always have a lawyer.
As always: I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SEEK THE ASSISTANCE OF A LICENSED ATTORNEY IN YOUR STATE! If you cannot, or you've decided to walk this road anyway, then at least walk it prepared. That's what I'm here for.
Most businesses make you ask for the fine print. Mine is published right here, because the agreement is the same Line drawn everywhere else on this page, in ink. This is the full text of what every client accepts before any session happens.
This Coaching Agreement ("Agreement") is between GD Non-Attorney Pro Se Consultant, LLC ("GD NAPSC"), a veteran-owned Florida limited liability company based in Tampa, Florida, operated by Surgret "Greg" Doss, an honorably discharged, service-connected disabled United States Army Veteran ("Coach"), and the client ("Client"). By signing, or by checking the acknowledgment box presented at online booking, the parties agree as follows.
GD NAPSC provides self-help coaching and general education for people representing themselves: coaching on preparation, mindset, composure, and discipline; training in case-file organization systems that Client builds and applies to Client's own materials; general instruction in finding and reading publicly available information through law libraries, court websites, and free public resources; plain-language explanation of general, publicly available information about how courts and court processes generally work; and accountability check-ins measured against goals that Client defines. Every service addresses the person, never the case.
Coach is not an attorney and is not licensed to practice law in Florida or any other jurisdiction. Coach will not, at any price and upon any request: (a) give legal advice, including any opinion about what the law means for Client's specific situation or about what Client should or should not file; (b) prepare, draft, complete, review, or select documents, pleadings, motions, letters, or forms for Client; (c) represent Client or speak for Client in any court, hearing, mediation, or negotiation, or communicate with any party, attorney, court, or agency on Client's behalf; (d) predict the outcome of any legal matter; or (e) recommend self-representation. If Client asks a question that calls for legal advice, Coach will decline and direct Client to a licensed attorney, every time.
No attorney-client relationship is created or will ever be created by this engagement. Communications between Client and Coach are not protected by attorney-client privilege or work-product protection and could be subject to subpoena or discovery. For exactly that reason, Client agrees not to share case-specific facts, strategy, or confidential details of any legal matter with Coach, and Coach may stop any discussion that drifts in that direction.
GD NAPSC does not recommend self-representation. I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SEEK THE ASSISTANCE OF A LICENSED ATTORNEY IN YOUR STATE! Low-cost and free options may be available through your local bar association's lawyer referral service or legal aid office.
Coach maintains a limited number of client hours each week, by design. The offerings are Phone Coaching ($300, thirty minutes, by phone), The Working Hour ($500, one hour, by Zoom), The Coaching Block ($1,000, three hours, by Zoom, in up to three segments), and The Long-Haul Block ($2,000, eight hours, by Zoom, in segments that fit Client's schedule). Sessions are scheduled online at gdnapsc.as.me, or by email or phone. Payment is due at booking, by Stripe or Cash App ($GDNAPSC).
Client may reschedule a session at no charge with at least 24 hours' written notice. A session missed without at least 24 hours' notice is forfeited. Unused, unexpired session time may be refunded upon written request made within 30 days of purchase. Multi-hour blocks expire 12 months from the date of purchase, and expired time is neither usable nor refundable. If payment is received before this Agreement is accepted, no session will occur until it is accepted, and if Client declines to accept it, the payment will be refunded in full.
Sessions take place by phone or Zoom as stated for each offering. Neither party may record any session without the prior written consent of the other. Florida law generally requires the consent of all parties before a private conversation may be recorded.
Client alone is responsible for Client's legal matters, including every deadline, filing, appearance, and decision. Nothing in this engagement, including any session, scheduling matter, or communication, excuses, extends, or affects any court deadline or obligation. Client makes all decisions about Client's own legal matters independently.
Coach makes no promise or guarantee of any result in any matter. Coaching addresses preparation, organization, composure, and follow-through only. Client's outcomes depend on facts, law, and decisions outside the scope of coaching.
Either party may end this engagement at any time by written notice. Coach may end a session, or the engagement, if Client persists in seeking legal advice or case-specific assistance after being redirected. Upon termination by either party, prepaid amounts for unused, unexpired session time will be refunded.
This Agreement is governed by Florida law. It is the entire agreement between the parties about coaching services and replaces all prior discussions on that subject. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect. This Agreement may be signed electronically, including through the acknowledgment checkbox presented at online booking, and may be signed in counterparts.
Every client affirms each of the following:
How this Agreement is executed: scheduling online at gdnapsc.as.me and checking the acknowledgment box at booking constitutes electronic acceptance of this Agreement in full. A signature copy with initialed acknowledgments is also provided before the first session and is available on request at gdnapsc@gmail.com.
The coaching is the service. The knowledge is public; on the channel, in live Zoom sessions, and in the forthcoming book, told the only honest way: through the documents themselves.
A document-driven chronicle of real pro se journeys; certified transcripts, filed papers, and published opinions, placed side by side so the record can speak for itself. Plus general skills videos for anyone learning to navigate the system.
Watch on YouTubeA Stipulation Becomes a Settlement and the chapters that follow; the paper trail of a veteran's cases, told in the courts' own documents. Nothing asks you to take the author's word for anything.
Get Notified at ReleaseReach out to request a coaching session, ask about workshops, or book a speaking engagement for your veterans' group or community organization.
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