Opinion
SC2023-0178
03-29-2023
Alvin Eugene Hill, Petitioner(s) v. State of Florida, Respondent(s)
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 562021CF003103AXXXXX
The petition for writ of prohibition is hereby denied because Petitioner has failed to demonstrate that a lower court is attempting to act in excess of its jurisdiction. See Mandico v. Taos Constr., Inc., 605 So.2d 850 (Fla. 1992); English v. McCrary, 348 So.2d 293 (Fla. 1977). 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 26 other cases in this Court. To date, the Court has transferred or dismissed all of Petitioner's filings. See Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC23-253, 2023 WL 2339602 (Fla. Mar. 3, 2023) (habeas petition transferred); Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC22-1817, 2023 WL 2110881 (Fla. Feb. 20, 2023) (habeas petition transferred); Hill v. State, Case No. SC22-518, 2022 WL 1535205 (Fla. May 16, 2022) (mandamus petition transferred); Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC22-244, 2022 WL 1537460 (Fla. May 16, 2022) (habeas petition transferred); Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC22-301, 2022 WL 999702 (Fla. Apr. 4, 2022) (habeas petition transferred); Hill v. State, Case No. SC22-315, 2022 WL 1001453 (Fla. Apr. 4, 2022) (prohibition petition transferred); Hill v. State, Case No. SC22-116, 2022 WL 471986 (Fla. Feb. 16, 2022) (mandamus petition transferred); Hill v. State, Case No. SC21-1328, 2021 WL 5171342 (Fla. Nov. 8, 2021) (prohibition petition transferred); Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC19-1212 (Fla. Oct. 2, 2019) (habeas petition transferred); Hill v. State, Case No. SC19-1186 (Fla. July 22, 2019) (mandamus petition transferred); Hill v. State, Case No. SC19-1164 (Fla. July 17, 2019) (prohibition petition transferred); Hill v. State, Case No. SC19-1076 (Fla. July 17, 2019) (mandamus petition transferred); Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC19-705, 2019 WL 6245117 (Fla. Nov. 21, 2019) (habeas petition dismissed); Hill v. State, Case No. SC19-808, 2019 WL 4619946 (Fla. Sept. 23, 2019) (mandamus petition dismissed); Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC19-778, 2019 WL 4619939 (Fla. Sept. 23, 2019) (habeas petition dismissed); Hill v. State, Case No. SC19-807, 2019 WL 4200939 (Fla. Sept. 5, 2019) (mandamus petition dismissed); Hill v. State, Case No. SC19-662, 2019 WL 4187600 (Fla. Sept. 4, 2019) (prohibition petition dismissed); Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC19-471, 2019 WL 4055310 (Fla. Aug. 28, 2019) (mandamus petition dismissed); Hill v. State, Case No. SC19-806, 2019 WL 4058689 (Fla. Aug. 28, 2019) (mandamus petition dismissed); Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC19-809, 2019 WL 3403911 (Fla. July 29, 2019) (habeas petition transferred); Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC19-834, 2019 WL 3404226 (Fla. July 29, 2019) (habeas petition transferred); Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC19-946 (Fla. June 24, 2019) (habeas petition transferred); Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC19-418, 2019 WL 1233470 (Fla. Mar. 15, 2019) (notice of appeal transferred); Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC19-486, 2019 WL 1461380 (Fla. Apr. 3, 2019) (habeas petition transferred); Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC19-154, 2019 WL 586641 (Fla. Feb. 7, 2019) (habeas petition transferred); Hill v. Mascara, Case No. SC18-256, 2018 WL 1256159 (Fla. Mar. 18, 2018) (habeas petition transferred).
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, Alvin Eugene Hill is hereby directed to show cause on or before April 13, 2023, why he should not be barred from filing any pleadings, motions, or other requests for relief in this Court, unless such filings are signed by a member of The Florida Bar in good standing.
CANADY, POLSTON, LABARGA, COURIEL, and FRANCIS, JJ., concur.