IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA
THOMAS ARNOLD, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v. CASE NO. 1D16-3009
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
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Opinion filed August 25, 2016.
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus -- Original Jurisdiction.
Thomas Arnold, pro se, Petitioner.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
The petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed. See Baker v. State, 878 So.
2d 1236 (Fla. 2004).
Because this petition for writ of habeas corpus was the seventh unsuccessful
proceeding filed in this court to challenge his 1993 judgement and sentence for three
counts of strong-armed robbery and three counts of false imprisonment, petitioner was
directed to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed against him, including a
prohibition against any future appeals or petitions challenging the judgment and
sentence, unless petitioner is represented by an attorney in good standing with The
Florida Bar. See State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47, 48 (Fla. 1999). Petitioner’s response
fails to present a legal reason why sanctions should not be imposed.
Because it is apparent that petitioner’s continued and repeated attacks on his
conviction and sentence have become an abuse of the legal process, we hold that he is
barred from future pro se filings in this court concerning Leon County Circuit Court
case number 1990-CF-002999. The clerk of this court is directed not to accept any
future filings concerning that case unless they are signed by a member in good standing
of The Florida Bar.
Petitioner is warned that any filings which violate the terms of this opinion may
result in a referral to the appropriate institution for disciplinary procedures as provided
in section 944.279, Florida Statutes (2015) (providing that a prisoner who is found by a
court to have brought a frivolous suit, action, claim, proceeding, or appeal is subject to
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disciplinary procedures pursuant to the rules of the Department of Corrections). See
Fla. R. App. P. 9.410.
BILBREY, KELSEY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., CONCUR.
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