Can a court order a restraining order against an abusive defendant in a personal injury case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In re Gonzalez, Case No. 2:15-bk-25283-RK (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2019):
Courts have the authority to "regulate the activities of abusive litigants by imposing carefully tailored restrictions under . . . appropriate circumstances." Ringgold-Lockhart v. County of Los Angeles, 761 F.3d 1057, 1061 (9th Cir. 2014) (citing De Long v. Hennessey, 912 F.2d 1144, 1147 (9th Cir. 1990)). For instance, the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. 1651(a), permits a court to enjoin filing by litigants with abusive and lengthy
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