MEEKS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2024-11-13
No. 1D2024-0747
2024 FL 12846 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2024)

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Holding

The circuit court's decision is affirmed.


Headnotes

[1] A prisoner who brings a frivolous appeal may be sanctioned by prohibition from filing pro se petitions in the appellate court and referral to the Department of Correction…

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Key Quotes

“a prisoner who is found by a court to have brought a frivolous or malicious suit, action, claim, proceeding, or appeal”

Statutory authority cited for potential disciplinary sanctions

Facts & Procedural History

Jay A. Meeks filed an appeal in the Circuit Court for Alachua County against the State of Florida.…

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Opinion of the Court

November 13, 2024 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. Appellant is warned that any future filings that this court determines to be frivolous may result in the imposition of sanctions, including a prohibition against any further pro se filings in this court and a referral to the appropriate institution for disciplinary procedures as provided in section 944.279, Florida Statutes (2023) (providing that “[a] prisoner who is found by a court to have brought a frivolous or malicious suit, action, claim, proceeding, or appeal” is subject to disciplinary procedures pursuant to the rules of the Department of Corrections). KELSEY, NORDBY, and LONG, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

_____________________________ Jay A. Meeks, pro se, Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


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