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Martin v. State

Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District
Jul 2, 2021
318 So. 3d 1294 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2021)

Opinion

Case No. 5D21-679

07-02-2021

Billy J. MARTIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Billy J. Martin, Raiford, pro se. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Robin A. Compton, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


Billy J. Martin, Raiford, pro se.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Robin A. Compton, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Due to Appellant's apparent abuse of the legal process by his repetitive and frivolous pro se filings attacking his judgment and sentence in Citrus County Case No. 2004-CF-114, this Court issued an order directing Appellant to show cause why he should not be prohibited from future pro se filings. See State v. Spencer , 751 So. 2d 47, 48 (Fla. 1999). Having carefully considered the response and finding it fails to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed, we conclude that Appellant is abusing the judicial process and should be barred from further pro se filings. Therefore, in order to conserve judicial resources, the Clerk of this Court is directed not to accept any further pro se filings concerning the above referenced case. Any future filings regarding the referenced case will be summarily rejected by the Clerk unless filed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar. See Isley v. State , 652 So. 2d 409, 411 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995) ("Enough is enough."). The Clerk is further directed to forward a certified copy of this opinion to the appropriate institution for consideration of disciplinary proceedings. See § 944.279(1), Fla. Stat. (2020) ; Simpkins v. State , 909 So. 2d 427, 428 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005).

FUTURE PRO SE FILINGS PROHIBITED.

COHEN, SASSO and NARDELLA, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Martin v. State

Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District
Jul 2, 2021
318 So. 3d 1294 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2021)
Case details for

Martin v. State

Case Details

Full title:BILLY J. MARTIN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

Court:Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District

Date published: Jul 2, 2021

Citations

318 So. 3d 1294 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2021)