Opinion
No. 3D16–252.
06-15-2016
Albert OWENS, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Albert Owens, in proper person. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, for respondent.
Albert Owens, in proper person.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, for respondent.
Before SUAREZ, C.J., and FERNANDEZ and LOGUE, JJ.
Opinion
SUAREZ, C.J.
Albert Owens was convicted in 2000 of multiple charges including aggravated assault with a firearm, burglary with a firearm, and attempted robbery with a firearm. Since then, Owens has filed numerous pro se motions for postconviction relief in the trial court raising the same arguments. All of these motions were denied and subsequently affirmed on appeal to this Court. In response to his most recently filed habeas petition, which we denied, we ordered Owens to show cause why he should not be prohibited from filing successive pro se motions in this Court. See State v. Spencer, 751 So.2d 47 (Fla.1999) (holding a court can restrict future pro se pleadings if it first provides a pro se litigant notice and an opportunity to respond). After carefully considering Owen's response to this Court's show cause order, we conclude that good cause has not been shown.
A non-exhaustive list of pro se post-conviction appeals filed by the defendant include: 3D15–1075; 3D15–1149; 3D15–1225; 3D14–2724; 3D14–1320; 3D14–355; 3D14–385; 3D13–2449; 13–1344; 3D12–1545; 3D11–3142; 3D07–2363; 3D09–2949; 3D07–2363; 3D06–3196; 3D04–375; 3D04–356; 3D04–2152; 3D04–1364; 3D03–2274; 3D03–1294. Furthermore, the trial court docket in case no. 98–43178 indicates an order prohibiting Mr. Owens from further pro se filings was issued on August 3, 2004.
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Accordingly, Owens is now prohibited from filing any further pro se appeals, pleadings, motions, or petitions both here and in the lower court relating to his convictions and sentences in case numbers 98–43178 and 98–43179. We direct the Clerk of the Third District Court of Appeal to refuse to accept any such papers relating to lower court case numbers 98–43178 and 98–43179 unless an attorney, who is a duly licensed member of the Florida Bar in good standing, has reviewed and signed them.
So ordered.