Casey v. State
Annotate this CasePetitioner was convicted of arson and second-degree murder and sentenced in 2012 to life in prison on both counts. Petitioner subsequently filed more than thirty-five other extraordinary writ petitions or notices in the Supreme Court pertaining largely to four proceedings that were either frivolous, devoid of merit, or inappropriate for consideration. In this mandamus petition, Petitioner challenged the Court of Appeal’s denial of his ineffective assistance of appellate counsel petition and its imposition of pro se filing sanctions. The Supreme Court denied the petition and directed Petitioner to show cause why he should not be barred from filing any future pro se requests for relief. Petitioner filed a response to the order to show cause, which the Court struck as untimely. The Supreme Court then exercised its inherent authority to sanction Petitioner for abusing the judicial process and burdening the Court’s limited judicial resources, directing the Clerk of Court to reject any future pleadings or other requests for relief submitted by Petitioner that related to the four proceedings unless such filings were signed by a member in good standing of the Florida Bar.
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