JOHN HENRY MASSIE
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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An appellant who engages in abusive, repetitive, and frivolous pro se filings may be barred from future pro se filings and required to be represented by counsel.
[1] A party engaging in abusive, repetitive, or frivolous pro se litigation attacking a judgment may be prohibited from future pro se filings and required to proceed through…
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Citation to Isley v. State supporting the imposition of sanctions against frivolous pro se filings.
John Henry Massie filed multiple pro se appeals attacking his judgment and sentence in an Orange County criminal case (Case No. 1986-CF-003285-B-O). T…
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PER CURIAM.
Due to Appellant’s apparent abuse of the legal process by his abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous pro se filings attacking his judgment and sentence in Orange County Circuit Court Case Number 1986-CF-003285-B- O, this Court issued an order directing Appellant to show cause why he should not be prohibited from future pro se filings. See State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47, 48 (Fla. 1999). Having carefully considered the response and finding it fails to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed, we conclude that Appellant is abusing the judicial process and should be barred from further pro se filings.
In order to conserve judicial resources, Appellant is prohibited from filing with this Court any further pro se filings concerning Orange County Circuit Court Case Number 1986-CF-003285-B-O. The Clerk of this Court is directed not to accept any further pro se filings concerning the referenced case. The Clerk will summarily reject any future filings regarding the referenced case unless filed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar. See Isley v. State, 652 So. 2d 409, 411 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995) (“Enough is enough.”). The Clerk is further directed to forward a certified copy of this opinion to the appropriate institution for consideration of disciplinary proceedings. See § 944.279(1), Fla. Stat. (2020); Simpkins v. State, 909 So. 2d 427, 428 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). SANCTIONS IMPOSED.
COHEN, EDWARDS and SASSO, JJ., concur.
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- State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 1999)
- Isley v. State, 652 So. 2d 409 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995)