DEPINTO v. HOFFMAN 114 (2019)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Frank DEPINTO, Appellant, v. Corporal HOFFMAN, #114, Appellee.

No. 1D18-4624

Decided: August 09, 2019

Frank DePinto, pro se, Appellant. Gwendolyn P. Adkins of Coppins Monroe, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Frank DePinto appeals an order declaring him to be a vexatious litigant and imposing sanctions. A vexatious litigant is a person who, during a five-year period, “has commenced, prosecuted, or maintained, pro se, five or more civil actions in any court in this state, except an action governed by the Florida Small Claims Rules, which actions have been finally and adversely determined against such person.” § 68.093(d)1., Fla. Stat. (2018). DePinto filed nine pro se civil complaints within a two-year period; all were dismissed with prejudice. In determining that DePinto is a vexatious litigant, the trial court did not err.

Affirmed.

Per Curiam.

B.L. Thomas, Rowe, and Osterhaus, JJ., concur.

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