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vexatious litigant

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A quick definition of vexatious litigant:

A vexatious litigant is someone who keeps filing lawsuits that are not serious or important. This can be a problem because it wastes time and money for everyone involved. Some places have rules that say a vexatious litigant needs permission from a judge before they can file any more lawsuits.

A more thorough explanation:

A vexatious litigant is someone who repeatedly files frivolous lawsuits. This means that they file lawsuits that have no legal basis or merit, and are often done to harass or annoy the other party.

Many jurisdictions have laws or rules that require a vexatious litigant to get permission from the court before filing any further lawsuits or legal documents. This is to prevent them from wasting the court's time and resources, as well as the time and resources of the other party.

John has filed five lawsuits against his former employer, all of which have been dismissed by the court. The court has now declared him a vexatious litigant and he must get permission before filing any further lawsuits.
Sarah has filed multiple lawsuits against her neighbor for trivial matters, such as the color of their house or the type of plants in their garden. The court has deemed her a vexatious litigant and she must get permission before filing any further lawsuits.

These examples illustrate how a vexatious litigant repeatedly files lawsuits that have no legal basis or merit, causing unnecessary burden on the court and the other party.

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Dkk

0:10

No idea

windyMagician

0:34

reporting live to say my ndls address also went long

JazzyGazelle

0:59

does it mean anything ^

Dkk

2:21

NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.

[] baddestbunny

4:29

let’s get after it boys and girls

Dkk

5:21

I gtg to bed soon.

Dkk

5:22

Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.

jackfrost11770

5:37

good morning lsd it is 5 am EST

jackfrost11770

5:37

also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything

jackfrost11770

5:38

my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

7:44

My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

7:46

Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night

Manysko

7:55

@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning

Manysko

7:56

Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week

soapy

8:48

UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December

HowlEngineer

8:57

Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here

TheAdoptedOne

9:02

almost all of my apps have been UR for 6 weeks at this point I feel exhausted waiting for them to finish

TheAdoptedOne

9:02

Irvine is being snobby and wont start any review until end of Nov.

HowlEngineer

9:14

Yeah, it’s tough. I’m distracting myself by playing good video games after work :)

TheAdoptedOne

9:17

im distracting myself by schizo-scrolling r/lawschoolamissions and every conceivable data point on this godforsaken website

TheAdoptedOne

9:17

it is not working

HowlEngineer

9:18

Haaa I naturally want to do that too. I’m trying to stop. They need a surgeon general’s warning on this site for perspective law students

TheAdoptedOne

9:19

i spend more time on here then anything else trying to rationalize that the waves from last year will match waves for this year (they won't) and that the stats of people with the same stats are indicative of my own (they aren't)

BruceSutter

9:28

There aren't many people in my stat range so I pretty much know every result in my range after being on here for a few years

llama

9:28

congrats on the 172 bruce

TheAdoptedOne

9:29

go dawgs fr

llama

9:29

roll tide

jackfrost11770

9:31

do we foresee a fordham election day wave today (i'm delusional)

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:31

I think so, Jack

llama

9:31

some people hate him. some people love him, but he a real one: https://youtu.be/w5oEqiVQcF4?t=173

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