Opinion
SC2023-0616
06-20-2023
Joseph Luis Levin, Petitioner(s) v. State of Florida, Respondent(s)
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 452013CF000958CFAXYX.
The petition for writ of habeas corpus is hereby denied because petitioner raises the same issues as in Levin v. Dixon, No. SC22-327, 2022 WL 1054977 (Fla. Apr. 8, 2022), in which the petition was denied. Cf. Topps v. State, 865 So.2d 1253 (Fla. 2004). No motion for rehearing will be entertained.
The Court hereby expressly retains jurisdiction to pursue any possible sanctions against petitioner. See generally Fla. R. App. P. 9.410(a).
Since 2020, the petitioner has initiated 19 other cases in this Court pertaining to Fourth Judicial Circuit Court case number 452013CF000958CFAXYX. See Levin v. State, No. SC23-300 (Fla. Mar. 27, 2023) (transferred to the district court); Levin v. State, No. SC22-1825 (Fla. Jan. 17, 2023) (mandamus petition denied); Levin v. State, No. SC22-1813 (Fla. Jan. 11, 2023) (transferred to the district court); Levin v. State, No. SC22-1332 (Fla. Nov. 29, 2022) (mandamus petition denied); Levin v. Dixon, No. SC22-1255 (Fla. Oct. 19, 2022) (habeas petition denied); Levin v. Dixon, No. SC22-523 (Fla. Sept. 6, 2022) (habeas petition dismissed); Levin v. Dixon, No. SC22-870 (Fla. Aug. 16, 2022) (transferred to the district court); Levin v. State, No. SC22-871 (Fla. Aug. 16, 2022) (transferred to the district court); Levin v. State, No. SC22-869 (Fla. Aug 16, 2022) (transferred to the district court); Levin v. Cofer, No. SC22-467 (Fla. June 16, 2022) (dismissed as moot); Levin v. Dixon, No. SC22-327 (Fla. Apr. 8, 2022) (mandamus petition denied); Levin v. Dept. of Corr., No. SC22-189 (Fla. Feb. 17, 2022) (transferred to the circuit court); Levin v. Dixon, No. SC21-1724 (Fla. Jan 19, 2022) (transferred to the circuit court); Levin v. Cofer, No. SC21-1634 (Fla. Dec. 17, 2021) (transferred to the circuit court); Levin v. Cofer, No. SC21-982 (Fla. July 12, 2021) (transferred to the circuit court); Levin v. Inch, No. SC21-265 (Fla. Mar. 12, 2021) (transferred to the circuit court); Levin v. State, No. SC21-246 (Fla. Apr. 7, 2021) (mandamus petition denied); Levin v. Inch, No. SC20-1662 (Fla. Apr. 7, 2021) (habeas petition denied); Levin v. Inch, No. SC20-1327 (Fla. Oct. 21, 2020) (habeas petition denied).
The Court has chosen to sanction pro se petitioners who have abused the judicial process and otherwise misused this Court's limited judicial resources by filing frivolous, non-meritorious, or otherwise inappropriate filings related to their convictions and sentences. Such petitioners have been barred from initiating further proceedings in this Court unless their pleadings, motions, or other requests for relief were filed under the signature of a member of The Florida Bar in good standing. See, e.g., Steele v. State, 14 So.3d 221 (Fla. 2009); Pettway v. McNeil, 987 So.2d 20 (Fla. 2008); Tate v. McNeil, 983 So.2d 502 (Fla. 2008); Rivera v. State, 728 So.2d 1165 (Fla. 1998).
It appearing that the petitioner has abused the judicial process by filing numerous pro se filings in this Court that are either meritless or not appropriate for this Court's review, the Court now takes action. Therefore, Joseph Luis Levin is hereby directed to show cause on or before July 5, 2023, why he should not be barred from filing any pleadings, motions, or other requests for relief in this Court related to Case No. 452013CF000958CFAXYX unless such filings are signed by a member of The Florida Bar in good standing. The petitioner is also directed to show cause why, pursuant to section 944.279(1), Florida Statutes, a certified copy of the Court's findings should not be forwarded to the appropriate institution for disciplinary procedures pursuant to the rules of the Florida Department of Corrections as provided in section 944.09, Florida Statutes.
CANADY, LABARGA, COURIEL, FRANCIS, and SASSO, JJ., concur.