Supreme Court of Florida
Gernard D. Chestnut v. Ricky D. Dixon
October 26, 2023
Summary
The court denied the inmate’s habeas petition and, after reviewing his response to a show-cause order, sanctioned him for repeatedly filing meritless or inappropriate pro se requests for relief. Because he had filed 31 petitions in the court without obtaining relief and continued to reassert previously rejected arguments without acknowledging the abuse, the court barred future related filings unless signed by a Florida Bar member and directed that the opinion be sent to the Department of Corrections. No separate opinions were filed.