BILLY J. MARTIN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT BILLY J. MARTIN, Appellant, Case No. 5D21-679 v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed July 2, 2021 3.850 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Citrus County, Richard A. Howard, Judge. Billy J. Martin, Raiford, pro se. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Robin A. Compton, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. Due to Appellant’s apparent abuse of the legal process by his repetitive and frivolous pro se filings attacking his judgment and sentence in Citrus County Case No. 2004-CF-114, this Court issued an order directing Appellant 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 Appellant is abusing the judicial process and should be barred from further pro se filings. Therefore, in order to conserve judicial resources, the Clerk of this Court is directed not to accept any further pro se filings concerning the above 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. (2020); Simpkins v. State, 909 So. 2d 427, 428 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). FUTURE PRO SE FILINGS PROHIBITED. COHEN, SASSO and NARDELLA, JJ., concur. 2
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