UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PANAMA CITY DIVISION

RICHARD L. HAYES,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No. 5:23-cv-304-TKW-MJF

RICKY DIXON, et al.,

Defendants. / ORDER This case is before the Court based on the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 12). No objections were filed. Upon due consideration of the Report and Recommendation and the case file, the Court agrees with the magistrate judge’s determination that this case should be dismissed under

(e)(2)(B)(i) and 1915A(b)(1) as malicious and an abuse of the judicial process based on Plaintiff’s failure to completely disclose his litigation history. See Burrell v. Moore,

(11th Cir. 2021) (“An action is malicious when a prisoner misrepresents his prior litigation history on a complaint form requiring disclosure of such history and signs the complaint under penalty of perjury....”). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that: Page 1 of 2 1. The magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation is adopted and incorporated by reference in this Order. 2. This case is DISMISSED without prejudice for maliciousness and abuse of the judicial process under

(e)(2)(B)@) and 1915A(b)(1). 3. The Clerk shall enter judgment in accordance with this Oder and close the case file. DONE and ORDERED this 8th day of April, 2024. □□ Wood

T. KENT WETHERELL, II UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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