JEAN J. JULES, PETITIONER,
v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT
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The court held that the petitioner failed to show good cause why he should not be prohibited from filing further pro se appeals, petitions, motions, or other proceedings related to his criminal sentencing.
The petitioner previously filed a petition for writ of mandamus which was denied. The court issued an order to show cause why the petitioner should no…
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On May 15, 2015, this Court issued an opinion denying Jean J. Jules’s petition for writ of mandamus, which sought the authority of this Court to compel the trial court to review an issue arising out of Jules’s negotiated criminal plea. Our opinion contained an order to show cause why Jules should not be prohibited from filing with this Court any further pro se appeals, petitions, motions or other proceedings related to his criminal sentencing in circuit court case numbers 88-33816 and 89-2983.
Jules did not file a timely response to our May' 15, 2015 order to show cause. Accordingly, we conclude that Jules has not shown good cause to justify further pro se filings of appeals, petitions, motions, and other pleadings with this . Court.
We must balance Jules’s pro se right of access to courts with the Court’s need to devote its finite resources to legitimate appeals, recognizing the seriousness of the sanction when the litigant is a criminal defendant. State v. Spencer, 751 So.2d 47, 48 (Fla.1999). After an order to show cause and an opportunity to respond, a court may prevent such further filings. Id.
It is hereby ordered that the Clerk of the Court of the Third District Court of Appeal shall refuse further pro se filings related to case numbers 88-33816 and 89-2983; provided, however, that filings related to case numbers 88-33816 and 89-2983 may be accepted by the Clerk if such filings have been reviewed and signed by an attorney who is a licensed member of the Florida Bar in good standing.
Any further and unauthorized pro se filings by Jules will subject him to sanctions, including the issuance of written *499findings forwarded to the Florida Department of Corrections for consideration by it for disciplinary action, pursuant to section 944.279(1) of the Florida Statutes.
Order issued.