{"id":4182,"date":"2022-05-15T07:25:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T07:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/?page_id=4182"},"modified":"2022-05-20T23:47:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T23:47:27","slug":"vexatious-litigant-california","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/california-statutes\/vexatious-litigant-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Vexatious Litigant California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l36z2r4k-555af37c35527cd73a4ba75c6b84be9e\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l36z2r4k-555af37c35527cd73a4ba75c6b84be9e{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l36z2r4k-555af37c35527cd73a4ba75c6b84be9e .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l36z2r4k-555af37c35527cd73a4ba75c6b84be9e .av-subheading{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading 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of this state in propria persona without first obtaining leave of the presiding <span class=\"added-material\">justice or presiding<\/span>\u00a0judge of the court where the litigation is proposed to be filed. \u2002Disobedience of the order by a vexatious litigant may be punished as a contempt of court.<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(b)\u2002The presiding\u00a0<span class=\"added-material\">justice or presiding<\/span>\u00a0judge shall permit the filing of that litigation only if it appears that the litigation has merit and has not been filed for the purposes of harassment or delay. \u2002The\u00a0<span class=\"added-material\">presiding justice or<\/span>\u00a0presiding judge may condition the filing of the litigation upon the furnishing of security for the benefit of the defendants as provided in\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 391.3\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(c)\u2002The clerk may not file any litigation presented by a vexatious litigant subject to a prefiling order unless the vexatious litigant first obtains an order from the presiding\u00a0<span class=\"added-material\">justice or presiding<\/span>\u00a0judge permitting the filing. \u2002If the clerk mistakenly files the litigation without the order, any party may file with the clerk and serve<span class=\"added-material\">, or the presiding justice or presiding judge may direct the clerk to file and serve,<\/span>\u00a0on the plaintiff and other parties a notice stating that the plaintiff is a vexatious litigant subject to a prefiling order as set forth in subdivision (a). \u2002The filing of the notice shall automatically stay the litigation. \u2002The litigation shall be automatically dismissed unless the plaintiff within 10 days of the filing of that notice obtains an order from the presiding\u00a0<span class=\"added-material\">justice or presiding<\/span>\u00a0judge permitting the filing of the litigation as set forth in subdivision (b). \u2002If the\u00a0<span class=\"added-material\">presiding justice or<\/span>\u00a0presiding judge issues an order permitting the filing, the stay of the litigation shall remain in effect, and the defendants need not plead, until 10 days after the defendants are served with a copy of the order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(d)\u2002For purposes of this section, \u201c<span class=\"wordphrase\">litigation<\/span>\u201d includes any petition, application, or motion other than a discovery motion, in a proceeding under the Family Code or Probate Code, for any order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p><span class=\"added-material\">(e)\u2002The presiding justice or presiding judge of a court may designate a justice or judge of the same court to act on his or her behalf in exercising the authority and responsibilities provided under subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p><span 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