SOLOMON STEVENS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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The court prohibited a serial litigant from filing further pro se pleadings in a criminal case after he failed to respond to a show cause order regarding abuse of judicial process.
A pro se litigant who abuses the judicial process by filing repetitive pleadings may be prohibited from filing further pro se filings without attorney review and signature.
[1] A pro se litigant who fails to respond to a show cause order regarding abuse of judicial process may be barred from filing further pro se pleadings without attorney revie…
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The court cited Isley v. State for the proposition that serial pro se filings warrant sanctions to protect judicial resources.
Appellant Stevens was issued a Spencer show cause order requiring him to demonstrate why he should not be barred from filing pro se appeals, petitions…
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PER CURIAM. We issued a Spencer1 show cause order directing Appellant to demonstrate why he should not be prohibited from filing any appeal, petition, pleading, or motion pertaining to the conviction and sentence rendered in Case No. 35-1989-CF-001711 unless reviewed and signed by an attorney licensed to practice in the State of Florida. Having failed to file a response and thus failing to show cause why sanctions should not be 1 State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 1999).
imposed, we conclude that Appellant is abusing the judicial process and should be barred from further pro se filings. Therefore, in order to conserve judicial resources, we prohibit Appellant from filing with this Court any further pro se pleadings concerning Lake County Fifth Judicial Circuit case number 35-1989-CF-001711. The Clerk of this Court is directed not to accept any further pro se filings concerning this case and not to accept any telephone or in-person communications. Any further pleadings regarding this case will be summarily rejected by the Clerk, unless they are filed by a member in good standing with The Florida Bar. See Isley v. State, 652 So. 2d 409, 411 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995) (“Enough is enough.”). FURTHER PRO SE FILINGS PROHIBITED.
HARRIS, GROSSHANS and SASSO, JJ., concur.
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- State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 1999)
- Isley v. State, 652 So. 2d 409 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995)