Frank A. TESTA, Petitioner, v. Laura TESTA, Respondent
Florida District Court of Appeal
· August 27, 2015 · Docket No. 4D15-1914
171 So. 3d 244
Syllabus
Frank A. TESTA, Petitioner, v. Laura TESTA, Respondent. No. 4D15-1914. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. Aug. 27, 2015. Frank A. Testa, Fort Lauderdale, pro se. Sharon Pollack Nowell of Law Offices of Mitchell S. Shea, P.A., Plantation, for respondent.
Full Opinion (790 characters)
PER CURIAM. The former husband seeks certiorari review of a trial court order that barred him from further pro se filing in this 2008 post-dissolution family law case. We grant-the petition and quash the order because the trial court did not issue an order to show cause and did not provide notice and an opportunity to respond before imposing the sanction. Bolton v. SE Prop. Holdings, LLC, 127 So.3d 746 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013); Delgado v. Hearn, 805 So.2d 1017 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001); see also State v. Spencer, 751 So.2d 47 (Fla.1999). On remand, the trial court shall issue an order to show cause and afford the former husband a reasonable time to respond before determining whether the sanction is appropriate. Petition granted and order quashed. LEVINE, CONNER and KLINGENSMITH, JJ., concur.
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