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Shawn MCDUFFIE, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Due to Petitioner's apparent abuse of the legal process by his abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous pro se filings attacking his judgments and sentences in Brevard County Circuit Court Case Numbers 2006-CF-017252, 2006-CF-017253, 2006-CF-017254, and 2006-AP-35157, this Court issued an order directing Petitioner 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 Petitioner is abusing the judicial process and should be barred from further pro se filings.
In order to conserve judicial resources, Petitioner is prohibited from filing with this Court any further pro se filings concerning Brevard County Circuit Court Case Numbers 2006-CF-017252, 2006-CF-017253, 2006-CF-017254, and 2006-AP-35157. The Clerk of this Court is directed not to accept any further pro se filings concerning the referenced cases. The Clerk will summarily reject any future filings regarding the referenced cases 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).
SANCTIONS IMPOSED.
PER CURIAM.
LAMBERT, C.J., EDWARDS and TRAVER, JJ., concur.
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Docket No: Case No. 5D22-776
Decided: July 15, 2022
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
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