Armando Arce v. Chief Judge Timothy D. Osterhaus

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida sanctions Armando Arce for repeatedly filing frivolous or otherwise inappropriate pro se petitions concerning two Okaloosa County domestic relations cases. The Court directs its clerk to reject future filings by Arce relating to those cases unless signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar.

Holdings

1. Arce failed to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed because his extensive history of filing frivolous or otherwise inappropriate pro se petitions and requests for relief abused the Supreme Court's limited judicial resources.
2. The Clerk of the Supreme Court must reject any future pleadings or other requests for relief submitted by Arce relating to the two specified case numbers unless the filings are signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Arce's repeated pro se filings relating to his domestic-relations cases were frivolous or otherwise inappropriate and warranted sanctions.
2. Whether the Supreme Court could restrict Arce's future filings concerning the two identified domestic-relations cases to filings signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar.

Disposition

other