Summary
The Supreme Court of Florida consolidated two mandamus proceedings brought by Frank C. Johnson against The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company. The court sanctioned Johnson for abusive pro se filing practices and directed the clerk to reject future filings concerning specified Alachua County foreclosure cases unless signed by Florida Bar counsel.
Holdings
- Johnson failed to show cause why he should not be sanctioned based on his extensive and abusive use of the judicial process.
- The Court may exercise its inherent power to protect itself from abuse of the judicial process by requiring that specified future filings be signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar.
Questions Presented
- Whether Johnson showed cause why he should not be sanctioned for abusive and excessive pro se filings.
- Whether the Supreme Court of Florida could restrict Johnson's future pro se filings in specified foreclosure-related cases.
Disposition
other
Cases Cited (13)
- Pettway v. State, 776 So. 2d 930, 931 (Fla. 2000)(followed)
- Johnson v. Wilbur, 981 So. 2d 479 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008)(followed)
- McCutcheon v. State, 117 So. 3d 769 (Fla. 2013)(followed)
- James v. Tucker, 75 So. 3d 231 (Fla. 2011)(followed)
- Johnson v. Rundle, 59 So. 3d 1080 (Fla. 2011)(followed)
- Steele v. State, 14 So. 3d 221 (Fla. 2009)(followed)
- Pettway v. McNeil, 987 So. 2d 20 (Fla. 2008)(followed)
- Johnson v. Wilbur, 895 So. 2d 405 (Fla. 2005) (table)(cited)
- Johnson v. Law Offices of Marshall Watson, P.A., 942 So. 2d 412 (Fla. 2006) (table)(cited)
- Johnson v. Mitchell, 935 So. 2d 499 (Fla. 2006) (table)(cited)
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