You may have heard the term “vexatious litigant” and quickly think of ADA lawsuits, but that is not exactly what the Judicial Council of the California thinks. Under the Code of Civil Procedure ...

(CN) - An order declaring a California attorney and her son "vexatious litigants" in a dispute over a family trust is too broad and restrictive, the 9th Circuit ruled Monday. The federal appeals court ...

When plaintiffs file enough cases that courts view as frivolous, the courts can generally declare the plaintiffs to be "vexatious litigants," and thus limit their ability to litigate future cases ...

Neighbors of Vernon Lindholm are breathing a sigh of relief now that he has been declared a vexatious litigant by the court. A vexatious litigant is not allowed to file any new lawsuits without an ...

Many jurisdictions have mechanisms to block self-represented filings by "vexatious litigants"—people who file many unfounded lawsuits. California, for instance, provides that if someone has lost five ...

San Diego Superior Court is the second largest court in California and one of the hardest hit in terms of budget cuts. State court officials say civil caseloads for judges have doubled (even though ...

Mark Bosworth discusses the impacts of vexatious litigants on the judicial process and those parties in opposition to a vexatious litigant before moving to consider the options available to an ...

The mighty Trinity Broadcasting Network’s prodigious legal maneuvering against Brittany Crouch Koper — granddaughter of founders Jan and Paul Crouch — and her husband has drawn a sharp rebuke from a ...

Litigation is, by its very nature, adversarial. Lawyers may bluff, cajole or appear unyielding as tactics to try to achieve a positive result for their clients. But there can be risk if lawyers engage ...

A Judge issued a decision on Thursday, calling Jarek Molski, a disabled man, a “vexatious litigant.” Molski, who has filed 400 lawsuits under the Disabilities Act, can no longer file lawsuits without ...