Legal Opinion

Neunzig v. Neunzig

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 30, 2000No. 4D99-4308PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

This is a non-final appeal from an order enjoining appellant from appearing pro se in the proceedings below involving his former wife’s motion for modification of child support.

We agree with the trial court that certain of appellant’s pleadings were “repetitious and frivolous ... thereby diminishing the ability of the court[ ] to devote [its] finite resources to the consideration of legitimate claims.” State v. Spencer, 751 So.2d 47, 48 (Fla.1999) (citations omitted).

Nonetheless, we find that the trial court abused its discretion by imposing too broad a sanction. This is a family law case…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. SpencerSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. Scholet v. NewellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. Amendments to the Florida Family Law RulesSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  4. Rodriguez-Diaz v. AbateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Switzer v. SwitzerSupreme Court of Virginia · 2007

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