California Court of Appeal

Petition for writ of mandate directing the lower court to vacate its order dismissing petitioner's appeals and to decide the appeals on the merits is granted, where: 1) petitioner is a vexatious litigant defendant appealing from an adverse judgment; and 2) the lower court's construction of Code of Civil Procedure section 391.7 disregards the statute's express reference to actions by a plaintiff, and would impede a self-represented defendant's right of access to the appellate courts without significantly advancing the underlying purpose of the vexatious litigant statutes.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/10/2014
• Published 11/10/2014

Judges

• Perluss

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel