Federal Trade Commission v. Start Connecting LLC et al

Filing 164

ORDER: If Hamlet Garcia, Jr., elects to appeal the Order (Doc. 156), the Clerk must file that notice of appeal without requiring a signature from a member of the Middle District of Florida Bar. Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 3/12/2025. (KMP)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 8:24-cv-1626-KKM-AAS

START CONNECTING LLC, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
On March 3, 2025, due to “vexatious and abusive litigation tactics in this case,”
Hamlet Garcia, Jr., was enjoined from ?ling documents in this case absent the signature of
counsel admitted to the Middle District of Florida bar. (Doc. 156) at 3. As stated in the
order, the injunction applies only to this case. Id. 3–4. (“Garcia is barred from submitting
any documents in this case.”). To the extent necessary to clarify its scope, the pre-?ling
injunction is modi?ed to permit Garcia to ?le a notice of appeal challenging the Order.

See 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1).

Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
1. If Hamlet Garcia, Jr., elects to appeal the Order (Doc. 156), the Clerk must ?le that
notice of appeal without requiring a signature from a member of the Middle District
of Florida Bar.
ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on March 12, 2025.

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