Griffin v. State

Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed July 13, 2016.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D15-2550
Lower Tribunal No. 11-26509B
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Theodore Griffin,
Petitioner,
vs.
The State of Florida,
Respondent.
A case of original jurisdiction- Habeas Corpus.
Theodore Griffin, in proper person.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, for respondent.
Before SHEPHERD, EMAS and FERNANDEZ, JJ.
FERNANDEZ, J.
Since the circuit court’s conviction and sentence of Theodore Griffin, circuit
court case number 11-26509B, Griffin has submitted a direct appeal, a petition for
writ of mandamus, two petitions for writ of prohibition, and ten petitions for writ
of habeas corpus to this Court. On April 27, 2016, in response to Griffin’s tenth
petition for writ of habeas corpus, we denied the petition and ordered Griffin to
show cause within thirty (30) days as to why this Court should not prohibit him
from submitting further pro se appeals, motions, or petitions relating to circuit
court case number 11-26509B. Griffin v. State, No. 3D15-2550, 2016 WL
1708351, at *1 (Fla. 3d DCA Apr. 27, 2016). Griffin did not respond to the order
to show cause.
We therefore conclude that Griffin has appropriated enough of this Court’s
time and resources without good cause. Griffin is prohibited from submitting
further appeals pertaining to case number 11-26509B, unless such pleadings are
signed by an attorney who is a duly licensed member of the Florida Bar in good
standing. The Clerk of this Court is directed to reject any further pro se filings
from Griffin in violation of this prohibition. See Allen v. State, 16 So. 3d 152 (Fla.
3d DCA 2009); see also Battie v. State, 117 So. 3d 71 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013).
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