LEZA S. TELLAM
v.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AND WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A

Fla. 5th DCA | 2021-10-15
No. 21-0617
Beamer, J., Alvaro, J., Lambert, C.J., Evander, J., Harris, J.
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2021)

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Holding

A party who abuses the judicial process through abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous pro se filings may be prohibited from filing further pro se pleadings in the case.


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“Enough is enough.”

Court's citation to Isley v. State in support of the prohibition on future pro se filings.

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Appellant Leza S. Tellam filed abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous pro se pleadings in a foreclosure case against Bank of America and Wilming…

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Opinion of the Court
Future Pro Se Filings Prohibited. Lambert

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

FIFTH DISTRICT

LEZA S. TELLAM,

Appellant,

v. Case No. 5D21-0617

LT Case No. 2016-CA-010961-O

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AND

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND

SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF

UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN

TRUST A,

Appellees.

/

Opinion filed October 15, 2021

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Denise Beamer, Judge Chad K. Alvaro, Judge.

Leza S. Tellam, Winter Park, pro se.

Michael Rak, of Lender Legal PLLC, Orlando, for Appellee Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Trustee of Upland Mortgage Loan Trust A.

No Appearance for Other Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Due to Appellant’s apparent abuse of the legal process by her abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous pro se filings in the above-styled case, which

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continued long after the case was dismissed, this Court issued an Order directing Appellant to show cause why she should not be prohibited from future pro se filings in this case. See State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47, 48 (Fla. 1999). Having carefully considered the Response and finding it fails to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed, we conclude that she is abusing the judicial process and should be barred from further pro se filings in this case. Therefore, in order to conserve judicial resources, Appellant is prohibited from filing with this Court any further pro se filings in Case Number 5D21-0617. The Clerk of this Court is directed not to accept any further pro se filings in this case. Any future filings regarding the above-styled case will be summarily rejected by the Clerk, unless filed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar. See Isley v. State, 652 So. 2d 409, 411 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995) (“Enough is enough.”).

FUTURE PRO SE FILINGS PROHIBITED.

LAMBERT, C.J., EVANDER and HARRIS, JJ., concur.


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