HICKS v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (2025)

Upon consideration of Petitioner's recently filed fourth procedural motion, and the apparent abuse of the legal process by his abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous pro se filings attacking his judgment and sentence in Hernando County Circuit Court Case No. 2004-CA-000577, we deny Petitioner's motion. Petitioner was previously cautioned that any further pro se filings in this Court asserting claims stemming from the identified case number may result in sanctions. See § 944.279(1), Fla. Stat. (2025); State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 1999). Having carefully considered Petitioner's continued abuse of the legal process in his repetitive filings, we conclude that he is abusing the judicial process and should be barred from further pro se filings.

Therefore, in order to conserve judicial resources, Petitioner is prohibited from filing with this Court any further pro se filings concerning the above referenced case. The Clerk of this Court is directed not to accept any further pro se filings concerning the 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. (2018); Simpkins v. State, 909 So. 2d 427, 428 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005).

Motion Denied; Petitioner Barred from further pro se filings.

Per Curiam.

Wallis, Harris and Kilbane, JJ., concur.