ROBIN S. ROSENBAUM, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court upon Defendant Vito Antonio Laera's Motion for an Order to Void for Vagueness [ECF No. 211]. In his Motion, Laera requests that the Court void the parties' Stipulation of Settlement and Consent Judgment on the grounds that the terms are unconstitutionally vague. Even if the disputed documents were subject to a void-for-vagueness challenge,
Plaintiff also requests that the Court grant Plaintiff the attorney's fees and costs it incurred in defending this Motion. It is well established that a court may award attorney's fees and costs as a sanction for bad-faith litigation pursuant to the court's inherent authority. Barash v. Kates, 585 F.Supp.2d 1368, 1371 (S.D. Fla. 2008) (citing Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 51-53 (1991)). In order to impose sanctions pursuant to a court's inherent authority, there must be a finding of bad-faith conduct. See Byrne v. Nezhat, 261 F.3d 1075, 1121 (11th Cir.2001), abrogated on other grounds by Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indem. Co., 553 U.S. 639 (2008); Barnes v. Dalton, 158 F.3d 1212, 1214 (11th Cir.1998). Bad-faith conduct can be demonstrated by a party's knowing or reckless raising of a frivolous argument, by a party's harassment of an opponent, by a party's delay or disruption of a proceeding, or by a party's hampering of the enforcement of a court order. Byrne, 261 F.3d at 1121 (citing Barnes, 158 F.3d at 1214).
Here, the Court finds that sanctions are warranted. Laera's Motion to void the Consent Judgment is entirely frivolous, as it lacks any arguable merit or foundation. See Sullivan v. Sch. Bd. of Pinellas, Cnty., 773 F.2d 1182, 1189 (11th Cir. 1985). Moreover, Laera has a history of submitting baseless filings to this Court. Accordingly, Plaintiff shall recover its reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in litigating the instant Motion. Plaintiff shall separately file a motion for attorney's fees that complies with the Local Rules so that the Court may determine the reasonableness of the award sought. In addition, because of Laera's continuous abuse of the litigation process, Plaintiff shall no longer be required to respond to any filings submitted by Laera unless expressly ordered to do so by the Court.
For the foregoing reasons, it is hereby