Holloman v. State
Holloman v. State
Opinion of the Court
In this case, this court issued a show cause order stating: “Maurice Holloman has filed numerous pro se pleadings and appealed many unsuccessful post-conviction motions in his two intertwined cases. He has already been barred from further frivolous pro se pleadings in the trial court.” This court then ordered Holloman to show cause why he should not also be barred from filing further pro se pleadings in this court.
Holloman responded by filing several documents, including a response, an amended response, an amended brief, a Motion To Take Judicial Notice, a Notice of Filing, and two Notices of Supplemental Authority. This scattergun approach of filing as many different pleadings as possible, in as much volume as possible, in as many courts as possible, is typical of the entire procedural history of Holloman’s ten-year-old case and we conclude that it is time for these filings to stop.
First, Holloman argues that, because Count 4 of his final judgment was clerically amended, he is entitled to attack his convictions. This argument is meritless. A review of the record ably demonstrates that Holloman has fully litigated his case.
Second, Holloman asserts that the trial court did not bar him from filing further pro se pleadings “based on what this court has found, rather, it was the state that suggested in its Response that Appellant should be barred.” We conclude that whatever reasons were discussed in the trial court, that has nothing to do with the fact that Holloman has tried this court’s patience to its limits.
AFFIRMED; Future Pro Se Filings PROHIBITED; Certified Opinion FORWARDED to Department of Corrections.
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