FREDDIE J. CASH, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
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The court affirmed Cash's conviction and prohibited him from filing further pro se pleadings in this case due to abuse of the judicial system after nine prior appeals.
A litigant who repeatedly files meritless pro se appeals may be prohibited from future pro se filings in the same case to conserve judicial resources.
[1] A court may prohibit a pro se litigant from filing further pleadings in a case when the litigant has repeatedly filed meritless appeals that abuse the judicial system.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceFreddie J. Cash was convicted of sexual battery in Duval County and has appealed nine times in connection with that conviction. The court issued a Spe…
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The appellant, Freddie J. Cash, appears before this court for the ninth time in connection with his conviction of sexual battery in Duval County, Fourth Judicial Circuit case number 90-9224-CF. After reviewing the issue raised by Mr. Cash in this appeal and determining that it was without merit, this court issued a Spencer order directing Mr. Cash to show cause why he should not be prohibited from future pro se access to this court in this connection with this case. See State v. Spencer, 751 So.2d 47 (Fla.1999). After carefully reviewing Mr. Cash’s response, we conclude that Mr. Cash is abusing the judicial system. Therefore, he is prohibited from further pro se filings. See Tucker v. State, 40 So.3d 920 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010); Simpkins v. State, 909 So.2d 427, 428 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005).
Accordingly, in order to conserve judicial resources, we prohibit Freddie J. Cash from filing with this Court any further pro se pleadings or papers concerning Duval County, Fourth Judicial Circuit case number 90-9224-CF. The Clerk of this Court is directed not to accept any further pro se filings concerning this case. Such pleadings will be summarily rejected by the Clerk, unless they are filed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar.
AFFIRMED; future pro se filings PROHIBITED.
BENTON, C.J., THOMAS and ROWE, JJ., concur.
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Percival Charles Ferris, Jr. v. State, 100 So. 3d 142 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012)…his court has barred further pro se filings from prisoners who had fewer cases than Appellant. See, e.g., Williams v. State, 102 So. 3d 669 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012) (five cases); Neal v. State, 65 So. 3d 66 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011) (six cases); Cash v. State, 50 So. 3d 792 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010) (nine cases); Obojes v. State, 946 So. 2d 602 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006) (five cases); Baker v. State, 939 So. 2d 167 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006) (four cases). However, this court has also tolerated more cases than Appellant has filed before pr…
Authorities Cited
- State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 1999)
- Simpkins v. State, 909 So. 2d 427 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005)
- Tucker v. State, 40 So. 3d 920 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010)