Thompson v. The Florida Bar

Filing 141

ORDER OF INSTRUCTIONS TO PRO SE LITIGANT;Signed by Judge Adalberto Jordan on 10/1/07.(lh)

Thompson v. The Florida Bar

Doc. 141

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION CASE NO. 07-21256-CIV-JORDAN JOHN B. THOMPSON ) ) Plaintiff ) vs. ) ) THE FLORIDA BAR, et al ) Defendants ) ____________________________________ ) ORDER Mr. Thompson is hereby advised that the number of documents he has filed in this lawsuit is unreasonable and will not be tolerated going forward. For example, in the last week alone, Mr. Thompson filed 13 different documents in response to a single show cause order. This case has only been pending for four months, and has not even moved beyond the motion to dismiss stage, yet Mr. Thompson has already filed 74 separate motions, notices, and other pleadings. By comparison, the two defendants put together have only filed 11 documents (and most of those were motions to dismiss which the defendants were forced to file, and refile, on account of Mr. Thompson's repeated amendments to his complaint). While Mr. Thompson has the right to request relief from the court when necessary, his role as a litigant in this lawsuit does not give him free reign to unnecessarily flood the docket in this case with motions and other documents, especially when the filings have no bearing on the issues in dispute in this case. Despite what Mr. Thompson may think, this case is not a war with the world regarding the state of its moral standards (if it is, I clearly do not have jurisdiction). Therefore, he cannot continue to use this case as platform to battle everything in society with which he disagrees. Accordingly, going forward, Mr. Thompson must limit his filings in this case. Specifically, if a response is requested of him, he shall file one (1) document, which includes all arguments (and

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any attachments) that he wishes to present to the court in response. In addition, Mr. Thompson must limit his filings to the issues in dispute in this case, and which are pending before the court.
DONE and ORDERED

in chambers in Miami, Florida, this 1st day of October, 2007.

_______________________ Adalberto Jordan United States District Judge Copy to: All counsel of record

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