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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT STATE OF FLORIDA
GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
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him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
AFFIRMED
VAN NORTWICK WETHERELL and ROWE JJ CONCUR
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT STATE OF FLORIDA
GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
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him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT STATE OF FLORIDA
GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
2
him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
AFFIRMED
VAN NORTWICK WETHERELL and ROWE JJ CONCUR
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT STATE OF FLORIDA
GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
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vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
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him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT STATE OF FLORIDA
GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
2
him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
AFFIRMED
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GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
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him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
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GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
2
him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
AFFIRMED
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT STATE OF FLORIDA
GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
2
him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
AFFIRMED
VAN NORTWICK WETHERELL and ROWE JJ CONCUR
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GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
2
him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
AFFIRMED
VAN NORTWICK WETHERELL and ROWE JJ CONCUR
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GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
2
him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
AFFIRMED
VAN NORTWICK WETHERELL and ROWE JJ CONCUR
3
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT STATE OF FLORIDA
GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
2
him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
AFFIRMED
VAN NORTWICK WETHERELL and ROWE JJ CONCUR
3
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT STATE OF FLORIDA
GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
2
him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
AFFIRMED
VAN NORTWICK WETHERELL and ROWE JJ CONCUR
3
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT STATE OF FLORIDA
GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
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him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
AFFIRMED
VAN NORTWICK WETHERELL and ROWE JJ CONCUR
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT STATE OF FLORIDA
GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
2
him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
AFFIRMED
VAN NORTWICK WETHERELL and ROWE JJ CONCUR
3
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT STATE OF FLORIDA
GLENN SMITH NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
Appellant DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
v CASE NO 1D11-5937
CAPT L L HATCHER SGTmiddot CORRECTED PAGES pg 3
JEFFREY PIPPIN CO CORRECTION IS UNDERUNED IN RED CHRISTOPHER LISTER and MAILED July 11 2013 CO JAN D HEFFEL BY SDE
Appellees
Opinion filed June 10 2013
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County Peter Mallory Judge
Glenn Smith pro se Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi Attorney General and Joey D Dingess Assistant Attorney General Tallahassee for Appellees
PER CURIAM
Appellant Glenn Smith seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice
his civil complaint against Appellees employees of the Department of Corrections
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
2
him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
AFFIRMED
VAN NORTWICK WETHERELL and ROWE JJ CONCUR
3
who Appellant alleges committed criminal acts and intentional torts against him in
the scope of their employment and an order deeming him to be a vexatious litigant
pursuant to section 68093 Florida Statutes In finding that Appellant was a
vexatious litigant the trial court explained as follows
[T]his Court finds that the Florida Vexatious Litigant Law of Section 68093 applies to this action and the procedures of that section should be implemented prior to ruling on the other issues which have been raised The Court reserves ruling on those issues and may do so without further notice or hearing This Court finds that the Plaintiff met the threshold for being declared a vexatious litigant under Section 68093 at the time of the original filing of this action andthat the Plaintiff is not likely to prevail on the merits of this action against the moving Defendants Accordingly the Plaintiff shall be required to furnish security in the amount of $600000 If he fails to do so as required this case shall be dismissed with prejudice as to the moving Defendants
It must be noted that the Plaintiff is hardly an inexperienced litigant He is a state prisoner serving a life sentence By his own count he has filed over 150 cases during his incarceration He has filed cases in circuit courts district courts the Florida Supreme Court and the federal court He has been declared a vexatious litigant in the Nineteenth Circuit which was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeal The Twentieth Circuit has also declared the Defendant to be a vexatious litigant and the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed The Defendant has been barred from filing pro se pleadings by the Second Circuit which was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal Additionally the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has prohibited the Plaintiff from petitioning to proceed in forma pauperis before any court of the United States in any civil action or appeal of a judgment in a civil action on grounds he has filed three cases in that district alone which were dismissed for failure to state a claim
We fmd no error in the trial courts determination that Appellant is a
vexatious litigant and we reject Appellants arguments that the trial court deprived
2
him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
AFFIRMED
VAN NORTWICK WETHERELL and ROWE JJ CONCUR
3
him of his right to due process was not impartial and abused its discretion in not
appointing counsel for him We also reject Appellants argument that section
68093 is unconstitutional See Smith v Fisher 965 So 2d 205 (Fla 4th DCA
2007) see also Smith v Hernandez 20 So 3d 905 (Fla 2d DCA 2009)
AFFIRMED
VAN NORTWICK WETHERELL and ROWE JJ CONCUR
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