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Potchen v. State

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT
May 3, 2019
269 So. 3d 665 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2019)

Opinion

Case No. 5D18-2813

05-03-2019

Robert POTCHEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Robert Potchen, Orlando, pro se. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and L. Charlene Matthews, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


Robert Potchen, Orlando, pro se.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and L. Charlene Matthews, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

This Court previously affirmed the order denying Robert Potchen's motion to correct sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800 in Orange County Circuit Court Case No. 2014-CF-8159-A-O. Due to Potchen's apparent abuse of the legal process by his repetitive, malicious, or frivolous pro se filings attacking his judgment and sentence in that case, this Court issued an order directing Potchen to show cause why he should not be prohibited from future pro se filings. See State v. Spencer, 751 So.2d 47, 48 (Fla. 1999). Having carefully considered the response and finding it fails to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed, we conclude that he is abusing the judicial process and should be barred from further pro se filings.

Therefore, in order to conserve judicial resources, Potchen is prohibited from filing with this Court any further pro se filings concerning the above referenced case. The Clerk of this Court is directed not to accept any further pro se filings concerning the referenced case. Any future filings regarding the referenced case will be summarily rejected by the Clerk, unless filed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar. See Isley v. State, 652 So.2d 409, 411 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995) ("Enough is enough."). The Clerk is further directed to forward a certified copy of this opinion to the appropriate institution for consideration of disciplinary proceedings. See § 944.279(1), Fla. Stat. (2018) ; Simpkins v. State, 909 So.2d 427, 428 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005).

FURTHER PRO SE FILINGS PROHIBITED.

ORFINGER, EISNAUGLE and GROSSHANS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Potchen v. State

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT
May 3, 2019
269 So. 3d 665 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2019)
Case details for

Potchen v. State

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT POTCHEN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

Court:DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT

Date published: May 3, 2019

Citations

269 So. 3d 665 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2019)