Title: Wetzel v. Travelers Companies, Inc.
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SC18-2109
State: Florida
Issuer: Florida Supreme Court
Date: April 4, 2019

Supreme Court of Florida 
 
 
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No. SC18-2109 
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LARRY R. WETZEL, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., 
Respondent. 
 
April 4, 2019 
 
PER CURIAM. 
 
This case is before the Court on the petition of Larry R. Wetzel for a writ of 
mandamus.  We have jurisdiction.  See art. V, § 3(b)(8), Fla. Const.  By order 
dated January 24, 2019, we denied Wetzel’s petition pursuant to Huffman v. State, 
813 So. 2d 10, 11 (Fla. 2000).  See Wetzel v. Travelers Companies, Inc., No. 
SC18-2109, 2019 WL 757936 (Fla. Jan. 24, 2019).  Concurrent with the denial of 
the petition, we expressly retained jurisdiction to pursue possible sanctions against 
Wetzel.  Id.; see Fla. R. App. P. 9.410(a) (Sanctions; Court’s Motion). 
 
Wetzel was the defendant in two civil actions for fraud, injunctive relief, and 
damages brought by The Travelers Companies, Inc., in the First Judicial Circuit 
 
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(Santa Rosa County case number 572013CA000693CAAXMX and Escambia 
County case number 172013CA001457XXXXXX).  Motions for summary 
judgment against Wetzel were granted in each case.  See Travelers Companies Inc. 
v. Wetzel, No. 572013CA000693CAAXMX (Fla. 1st Cir. Ct. Dec. 15, 2014); 
Travelers Companies Inc. v. Wetzel, No. 172013CA001457XXXXXX (Fla. 1st 
Cir. Ct. Apr. 20, 2015). 
 
Wetzel began filing petitions with the Court in 2015.  Since that time, he has 
filed six petitions or notices seeking relief related to the above-noted civil cases.  
See Wetzel v. Travelers Companies, Inc., No. SC18-2109, 2019 WL 757936 (Fla. 
Jan. 24, 2019).  All six cases have been either denied, dismissed, or transferred.  In 
each case, Wetzel has filed a litany of indecipherable and misleading documents 
with this Court.  This case was no exception.  Wetzel filed more than one hundred 
pleadings that were rambling, repetitive, and irrelevant.  Based on Wetzel’s filing 
history in this Court, we issued an order directing him to show cause why he 
should not be prohibited from filing any further pro se documents in this Court 
related to circuit court cases number 572013CA000693CAAXMX and number 
172013CA001457XXXXXX. 
 
Wetzel filed a response to the order to show cause in which he asserts that 
the order is null and void because the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over 
his cases and has acted in a manner that is inconsistent with due process of law.  
 
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Upon due consideration of Wetzel’s response, we conclude that Wetzel has failed 
to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed.  Based on his persistent 
history of filing pro se petitions that were frivolous, meritless, or otherwise 
inappropriate for this Court’s review, Wetzel has abused the judicial process and 
burdened this Court’s limited judicial resources. 
 
Accordingly, the Clerk of this Court is hereby instructed to reject any future 
pleadings, petitions, motions, documents, or other filings submitted by Larry R. 
Wetzel that are related to cases number 572013CA000693CAAXMX and number 
172013CA001457XXXXXX, unless such filings are signed by a member in good 
standing of The Florida Bar.  Counsel may file on Wetzel’s behalf if counsel 
detemines that the proceeding may have merit and can be brought in good faith. 
 
No motion for rehearing or clarification will be entertained by the Court. 
 
It is so ordered. 
CANADY, C.J., and POLSTON, LABARGA, LAWSON, LAGOA, LUCK, and 
MUÑIZ, JJ., concur.  
 
Original Proceeding – Mandamus 
  
Larry R. Wetzel, pro se, Navarre, Florida,  
 
for Petitioner  
 
No appearance for Respondent