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Jason Todd Wade, Petitioner, v. Diana K. Bjorkman Wade, Respondent.
Petitioner filed a petition for writ of prohibition in this Court seeking review of the trial court's order denying his motion to disqualify. We deny the petition because the motion was not timely filed. See Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.330(g) (“A motion to disqualify shall be filed within a reasonable time not to exceed 20 days after discovery by the party or party's counsel, whichever is earlier, of the facts constituting the grounds for the motion.”). Because the motion was untimely, we need not rule on the legal sufficiency of the motion.
Petitioner acknowledged the untimeliness of his motion in both his motion and his petition. Nevertheless, Petitioner frivolously filed his motion and his petition and in doing so unnecessarily wasted the trial court's and this Court's scarce judicial resources. We caution Petitioner that any further pro se filings in this Court asserting frivolous issues may result in sanctions such as a bar on pro se filing in this Court. See State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 1999).
PETITION DENIED.
PRATT, J.
WHITE and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur.
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Docket No: Case No. 6D2026-1804
Decided: July 31, 2026
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Sixth District.
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