Opinion
SC22-1519
11-18-2022
A.C., ETC. Petitioner(s) v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Respondent(s)
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 502022MM009090AXXXMB
Because petitioner has failed to show a clear legal right to the relief requested, she is not entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus is hereby denied. See Huffman v. State, 813 So.2d 10, 11 (Fla. 2000). No motion for rehearing or reinstatement will be entertained by this Court.
Furthermore, the Court hereby expressly retains jurisdiction to pursue any possible sanctions against Petitioner. See generally, Fla. R. App. P. 9.410(a).
Since August 29, 2022, Petitioner has filed at least twenty-seven petitions or notices in this Court, most of which have been dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
See i.e., A.C., Etc. v. DCF, Et Al., No. SC22-1371, (Fla. Oct. 24, 2022) (mandamus petition dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, Et Al., No. SC22-1369, (Fla. Oct. 24, 2022) (mandamus petition dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, Et Al., No. SC22-1302, (Fla. Oct. 6, 2022) (notice to invoke discretionary Jurisdiction dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, Et Al., No. SC22-1296, (Fla. Oct. 4, 2022) (notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, Et Al., No. SC22-1295, (Fla. Oct. 17, 2022) (mandamus petition dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, Et Al., No. SC22-1290, (Fla. Oct. 4, 2022) (notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, Et Al., No. SC22-1285, (Fla. Oct. 3, 2022) (notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, No. SC22-1282 (pending notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, Et Al., No. SC22-1281, (Fla. Oct. 3, 2022) (notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, No. SC22-1280, (Fla. Oct. 6, 2022) (notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, No. SC22-1279 (pending notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, Et Al., No. SC22-1261, 2022 WL 4533802 (Fla. Sept. 28, 2022) (notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, No. SC22-1259 (pending notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, Et Al., No. SC22-1156, (Fla. Sept. 01, 2022) (notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, Et Al., No. SC22-1153, (Fla. August 31, 2022) (notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, Et Al., No. SC22-1149, (Fla. Aug. 31, 2022) (notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, Et Al., No. SC22-1145, (Fla. Aug. 30, 2022) (notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, Et Al., No. SC22-1143, (Fla. Aug. 30, 2022) (notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. DCF, No. SC22-1142, (Fla. Oct. 24, 2022) (notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction voluntarily dismissed); A.C., Etc. v. Department of Children and Families, Et Al., Case No. SC22-1405 (pending petition for writ of mandamus); A.C., Etc. v. Department of Children and Families, Et Al., Case No. SC22-1406 (pending petition for writ of mandamus); Angela Michelle Ciriello v. Curtis Click, Case No. SC22-1407 (pending petition for writ of mandamus); A.C., Etc. v. Department of Children and Families, Et Al., Case No. SC22-1411(pending petition for writ of mandamus); Angela Michelle Ciriello v. Curtis Click, Case No. SC22-1439 (pending petition for writ of mandamus).
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, the petitioner, A.C., is hereby directed to show cause on or before December 5, 2022, why she should not be barred from filing any pleadings, motions, or other requests for relief in this Court related to case number 502020DP000123XXXXMB unless such filings are signed by a member of The Florida Bar in good standing.
CANADY, POLSTON, LABARGA, GROSSHANS, and FRANCIS, JJ., concur.