JERRY NEIL ALFRED
v.
JOHN A. BARFIELD

Fla. 1st DCA | 2018-07-25
No. 17-2358
254 So. 3d 1050 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2018)

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Holding

A pro se litigant who institutes repetitive, meritless proceedings in the appellate court may be prohibited from filing any future pro se filings challenging a particular conviction and sentence unless represented by a member of the Florida Bar in good standing.


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[1] A court may sanction a pro se litigant by prohibiting future pro se filings on a particular matter and requiring representation by a member of the bar in good standing wh…

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Facts & Procedural History

Appellant Jerry Neil Alfred filed repetitive, meritless pro se proceedings in the First District Court of Appeal challenging his conviction and senten…

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Opinion of the Court

___________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Jackson County. Christopher N. Patterson, Judge.

July 25, 2018 PER CURIAM.

This Court issued an order on May 9, 2018, directing Appellant to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed against him in light of his having instituted repetitive, meritless proceedings in this Court. See State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 1999).

We have reviewed Appellant’s response and determined that it does not provide a legal basis to justify withholding imposition of sanctions.

Appellant is hereby prohibited from filing any pro se filings in this Court challenging his conviction and sentence in Dade County case number 98-35550. The clerk of this Court is directed not to accept any filing in this case unless it is signed by a member in

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good standing with the Florida Bar. Appellant is warned that any filings that violate the terms of this opinion may result in a referral to the appropriate correctional institution for disciplinary proceedings.

AFFIRMED. ROBERTS, ROWE, and WINOKUR, JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.


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