SAGESSE
v.
DIXON
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The District Court for the Northern District of Florida dismissed plaintiff Sagesse's complaint against defendants Dixon and DeSantis without prejudice, exercising its inherent authority to sanction the plaintiff for failing to truthfully disclose his litigation history rather than dismissing the case as frivolous.
The court exercised its inherent authority to dismiss the case without prejudice based on the plaintiff's failure to truthfully disclose his litigation history, rather than dismissing it as a malicious or frivolous suit.
“This Court does not dismiss this case as malicious but instead exercises its inherent authority to dismiss this case for Plaintiff's failure to truthfully disclose his litigation history.”
Establishes the basis and nature of the dismissal—reliance on inherent authority rather than frivolousness grounds.
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This Court has considered, without hearing, the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation. ECF No. 5. Accordingly, upon consideration, no objections having been filed by the parties,
IT IS ORDERED:
The report and recommendation, ECF No. 5, is accepted in part and rejected in part. This Court does not dismiss this case as malicious but instead exercises its inherent authority to dismiss this case for Plaintiff's failure to truthfully disclose his litigation history. See McNair v. Johnson, 143 F. 4th 1301, 1308 (11th Cir. 2025). The Clerk shall enter judgment stating, "Plaintiff's complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice, pursuant to this Court's inherent authority to manage its docket,
for Plaintiff's failure to truthfully disclose his litigation history." The Clerk shall close the file.
SO ORDERED on August 18, 2025.
s/Mark E. Walker United States District Judge