Andrisani

By these appeals, plaintiff and appellant Albert Andrisani challenges the dismissal of his complaint for failure to post the security required following a finding by the trial court that appellant is a vexatious litigant. Appellant contends (1) the trial court was without jurisdiction—due to a pending appeal and a Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 peremptory challenge—to issue the orders appealed from, and (2) the orders constitute an abuse of discretion. We dismiss the first appeal (No. B062500) as moot and, in the second appeal (No. B064182), affirm the judgment of dismissal.

Factual and Procedural Background

Appellant filed the instant action for quiet title on June 27, 1988. The real property at issue is comprised of 7.5 acres of undeveloped real property in Canyon Country in Northern Los Angeles County. At least six other actions have been filed by appellant with respect to his claim to possession of this property.

On December 26, 1989, respondents moved for an order requiring appellant to furnish security pursuant to section 391.1. The order issued, requiring security of $2 million to be furnished. Appellant failed to furnish the required security and…