Blaxton v. State

Otis D. Blaxton, an inmate in state custody, filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus with this Court.1 His petition in this case is the twenty-first extraordinary writ petition or notice he has filed with this Court since 2008. We denied Blaxton’s petition in this case and expressly retained jurisdiction to pursue possible sanctions against him based upon the volume of his meritless and inappropriate filings. Blaxton v. State, No. SC15-1307 (Fla. Order Filed Sept. 10, 2016) (order denying mandamus relief and directing Blaxton to show cause why pro se filing restrictions should not be…