Lewis M. Moton, Jr. v. Warden Maddox, N.W. FL Reception Center, Florida Department of Corrections
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledMay 27, 2021
Docket1D19-3431
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D19-3431
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LEWIS M. MOTON, JR.,
Appellant,
v.
WARDEN MADDOX, N.W. FL
Reception Center, FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
Appellees.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County.
Timothy Register, Judge.
May 27, 2021
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. Appellant is warned that further frivolous filings
in this Court may result in the imposition of sanctions, including
a prohibition on further pro se filings in this Court. See State v.
Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47, 48 (Fla. 1999) (β[A]ny citizen, including a
citizen attacking his or her conviction, abuses the right to pro se
access by filing repetitious and frivolous pleadings, thereby
diminishing the ability of the courts to devote their finite resources
to the consideration of legitimate claims.β).
RAY, C.J., and BILBREY and WINOKUR, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Lewis M. Moton, Jr., pro se, Appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee; Lance Eric Neff,
General Counsel, Beverly Brewster, Assistant General Counsel,
and Daniel R. Burke, Assistant General Counsel, Department of
Corrections, Tallahassee, for Appellees.
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