Lenk
Lenk v. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 KENNETH LAWRENCE LENK, Case No. 20-cv-08094-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER DECLARING KENNETH
v. LENK A VEXATIOUS LITIGANT AND
IMPOSING PRE-FILING REVIEW
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC., REQUIREMENT Defendant. [Re: ECF 111]
13 Pro se Plaintiff Kenneth Lenk (“Lenk”) worked for Defendant Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (“MPS”) for one year before leaving the company in 2013. He spent the next decade litigating four lawsuits against MPS in this district, asserting claims of constructive discharge, discrimination, harassment, and violations of various federal and state statutes. All four lawsuits were dismissed, and Lenk was ordered to pay MPS more than $42,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs for bringing frivolous claims. Lenk filed more than a dozen motions for post-judgment relief across the four suits, all of which were denied. He also filed multiple unsuccessful appeals. Lenk…