Opinion
SC21-860
08-25-2021
THADDEUS C. MARTIN Petitioner(s) v. MARK S. INCH, ETC. Respondent(s)
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 132012CF0300620001XX
The petition for writ of habeas corpus is hereby dismissed because Petitioner raises the same issues as in Thaddeus C. Martin v. Mark S. Inch, etc., Case No. SC20-1752 (Fla. Feb. 10, 2021), and Thaddeus C. Martin v. Mark S. Inch, etc., Case No. SC21-603 (Fla. June 24, 2021), which were transferred to the Second Judicial Circuit, in and for Leon County, Florida. No motion for rehearing will be entertained by this Court.The Court hereby expressly retains jurisdiction to pursue any possible sanctions against Petitioner. See generally Fla. R. App. P. 9.410(a).
Since 2018, Petitioner has initiated fifteen other cases in this Court pertaining to case number 132012CF0300620001XX. To date, the Court has transferred, dismissed, or denied all fifteen of Petitioner's filings.
See Martin v. Inch, 2021 WL 3085143 (Fla. July 22, 2021) (habeas petition denied); Martin v. Inch, 2021 WL 2588201 (Fla. June 24, 2021) (habeas petition transferred); Martin v. Inch, 2021 WL 494392 (Fla. Feb. 10, 2021) (habeas petition transferred); Martin v. Inch, 2021 WL 164931 (Fla. Jan. 19, 2021) (habeas petition denied); Martin v. State, 2021 WL 97354 (Fla. Jan. 11, 2021) (habeas petition dismissed); Martin v. Inch, 2021 WL 28068 (Fla. Jan. 5, 2021) (habeas petition dismissed); Martin v. Inch, 2020 WL 7586120 (Fla. Dec. 22, 2020) (habeas petition transferred); Martin v. State, 2020 WL 4344881 (Fla. July 29, 2020) (petition for belated discretionary review denied); Martin v. Inch, 2020 WL 4007090 (Fla. July 16, 2020) (habeas petition transferred); Martin v. Inch, 2019 WL 1716353 (Fla. Apr. 17, 2019) (habeas petition dismissed); Martin v. Inch, 2019 WL 586169 (Fla. Feb. 5, 2019) (habeas petition dismissed); Martin v. Jones, 2018 WL 6645068 (Fla. Dec. 18, 2018) (habeas petition transferred); Martin v. Jones, 2018 WL 6645447 (Fla. Dec. 18, 2018) (habeas petition transferred); Martin v. Jones, 2018 WL 5881673 (Fla. Nov. 8, 2018) (habeas petition transferred); Martin v. Jones, 2018 WL 3039598 (Fla. June 19, 2018) (petition to invoke discretionary review dismissed).
This Court has chosen to sanction pro se petitioners who have abused the legal process and otherwise misused this Court's limited judicial resources by filing repeated frivolous pro se pleadings. 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).
It appearing that 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, Thaddeus C. Martin is hereby directed to show cause on or before September 22, 2021, why he should not be barred from filing any pleadings, motions, or other requests for relief in this Court related to Case No. 132012CF0300620001XX, unless such filings are signed by a member of The Florida Bar in good standing.
POLSTON, LABARGA, LAWSON, MUÑIZ, and COURIEL, JJ., concur.