Nathaniel Brown v. State of Florida

Summary

The Fifth District Court of Appeal of Florida prohibited Nathaniel Brown from making further pro se filings concerning his Duval County conviction and sentence. The court concluded that Brown had abused the judicial process through repetitive and frivolous filings and directed the clerk to reject future filings in the case unless signed by a Florida-licensed attorney.

Holdings

1. Brown abused the judicial process through repetitive and frivolous pro se filings concerning his conviction and sentence, and the court therefore prohibited him from making further pro se filings in that case.
2. The clerk was directed not to accept future pro se filings concerning Duval County Circuit Court Case No. 16-2005-CF-001831-A and to summarily reject such filings unless they were filed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Brown's repetitive and frivolous pro se filings attacking his conviction and sentence constituted an abuse of the judicial process warranting a bar on further pro se filings in the case.
2. Whether the clerk should be directed to reject future pro se filings concerning the case unless filed by a Florida Bar member in good standing.

Disposition

other