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T.R., Father o/b/o J.W., a child, Petitioner, v. Department of Children and Families, Respondent.
Due to Petitioner's apparent abuse of the legal process by his abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous pro se filings attacking his judgment and sentence in Clay County Circuit Court Case No. 10-2023-DP-105, 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).
Petitioner was ordered to file a response by September 10, 2026, showing cause why he should not be sanctioned. Instead of responding to the order to show cause, Petitioner filed a Motion to Reinstate, which was accepted for filing by the Court. Given that Petitioner failed to file any actual response to the order to show cause, we conclude that he 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 Clay County Circuit Court Case No. 10-2023-DP-105. The Clerk of this Court is directed not to accept any further pro se filings concerning the referenced case. The Clerk will summarily reject any future filings regarding the referenced case 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.”).
Sanctions Imposed.
Per Curiam.
Edwards, Harris, and MacIver, JJ., concur.
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Docket No: Case No. 5D2026-0423
Decided: October 02, 2026
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
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