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Great news

Hope this sets the standard for prosecutorial performance nation wide

I love it with shysters with big mouths get their butts fired.

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Yes!!!

It was not just his refusal to prosecute certain crimes not yet before him but his failure to prosecute existing ones that raised the ire of local law enforcement and residents.

So far DeSantis has removed 2 board if election supervisors,1 Sheriff and 3 school board groomers. All Rats

This an interesting case. Warren's suit contains a lengthy Statement of Facts and two Counts, alleging in Count One that (1) he cannot be suspended for exercising his Right to Free Speech under the 1st Amendment, (2) that his prospective decision not to enforce certain Florida laws is the proper use of prosecutorial discretion, (3) Desantis' true motivation for the suspension was political, and in Count Two that (4) the Florida Constitution does not allow the governor to suspend him for his use of prosecutorial discretion, and . Warren's Complaint is here:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flnd.442724/gov.uscourts.flnd.442724.1.0.pdf

Then an extravagantly well-funded liberal virtue-signalling festival of piling on began. As Jimmie Durante used to say, "Everyone wants to get into the act". A 15 page Amicus Brief was filed by a so-called group of former prosecutors, Attorneys General, judges, United States Attorneys and federal officials, current and former law enforcement officials, and leaders worried about the chilling effect of Warren's suspension on the right of prosecutorial discretion, here:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flnd.442724/gov.uscourts.flnd.442724.14.1.pdf

Next, a group calling itself "The Legal Scholars", describing itself as "115 legal scholars whose scholarship, teaching, and professional service focus on legal ethics, professional responsibility, and/or criminal procedure [and who have] collectively, ... authored hundreds of articles and casebooks and other writings on these subjects, ..." filed its own brief consisting of 15 pages of liberal legal fluff. Note: there must be a Local Rule limiting such briefs to 15 pages -- Thank God! See it here:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flnd.442724/gov.uscourts.flnd.442724.22.1.pdf

Finally, a group identifying as "members of Florida’s 1997-1998 Constitution Revision Commission and state constitutional law scholars" filed a 10 page brief. here:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flnd.442724/gov.uscourts.flnd.442724.24.1.pdf

Desantis filed a Motion to Dismiss, in part arguing that "Mr. Warren did not engage in constitutionally protected speech. The statements on which he relies were made “pursuant to [his] official duties,” and “the Constitution does not insulate [such] communications from employer discipline.” Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410, 421 (2006). Nor was Mr. Warren even suspended for his speech; he was suspended for preemptively deciding not to enforce Florida laws with which he disagrees—conduct that receives no First Amendment protection." Desantis' Motion is here:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flnd.442724/gov.uscourts.flnd.442724.30.0.pdf

The Court deferred a ruling on Warren's motion for a preliminary injunction, but granted Desantis' motion to dismiss the Complaint's second Count, the state law Quo Warrento claim.

The Florida Constitution provides for the Florida Senate to review suspensions and removals from office, with the Senate able to reinstate the affected officeholder if it so chooses. So, what basis would a federal court have for getting involved? None that I can see.