CANADA
v.
WEBER

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-08-26
No. 2025-2083
Roberts, J., Lewis, J., Bilbrey, J., Winokur, J.
2026 FL 10896 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

A trial court may sanction a litigant for abusive frivolous filings after ordering the litigant to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed.


Headnotes

[1] A trial court may sanction a litigant for abusive frivolous filings after providing the litigant with an opportunity to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed.

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Facts & Procedural History

Teiah Canada appealed from a Circuit Court order in Bay County. The trial court imposed sanctions on Canada for abusive frivolous filings.…

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Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

TEIAH CANADA, Appellant,

V.

MARK WEBER, Appellee.

No. 1D2025-2083

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Bay County. Russell S. Roberts, Judge.

August 26, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Sibley v. Fla. Jud. Qualifications Comm'n, 973 So. 2d 425, 427 (Fla. 2006) (sanctioning litigant for abusive frivolous filings after ordering litigant to show cause why he should not be sanctioned); Clark v. Baney, 355 So. 3d 976, 979 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023) (affirming order barring pro se litigant from filing additional documents in circuit court; sanctioning order entered after litigant was ordered to show cause why he should not be sanctioned for abuse of court process).

LEWIS, BILBREY, and WINOKUR, JJ., concur.


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