FRANK DEPINTO
v.
CORPORAL HOFFMAN, 114
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A person who files nine pro se civil complaints within two years, all dismissed with prejudice, meets the statutory definition of a vexatious litigant under Florida Statute § 68.093(d)1.
[1] A person is a vexatious litigant under Florida Statute § 68.093(d)1 when that person, during a five-year period, has commenced, prosecuted, or maintained five or more pro…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“A vexatious litigant is a person who, during a five-year period, 'has commenced, prosecuted, or maintained, pro se, five or more civil actions in any court in this state, except an action governed by the Florida Small Claims Rules, which actions have been finally and adversely determined against such person.'”
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Frank DePinto filed nine pro se civil complaints within a two-year period; all were dismissed with prejudice. The trial court declared him a vexatious…
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August 9, 2019 PER CURIAM. Frank DePinto appeals an order declaring him to be a vexatious litigant and imposing sanctions. A vexatious litigant is a person who, during a five-year period, “has commenced, prosecuted, or maintained, pro se, five or more civil actions in any court in this state, except an action governed by the Florida Small Claims Rules, which actions have been finally and adversely determined against such person.” § 68.093(d)1., Fla. Stat. (2018). DePinto filed nine pro se civil complaints within a two-year period; all were dismissed with prejudice. In determining that DePinto is a vexatious litigant, the trial court did not err. AFFIRMED.
B.L. THOMAS, ROWE, and OSTERHAUS, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
_____________________________ Frank DePinto, pro se, Appellant. Gwendolyn P. Adkins of Coppins Monroe, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee.