Arthur Lopez v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 8:19-cv-01816-JFW-KESx Date: January 17, 2020
Title: ARTHUR LOPEZ v. HSBC BANK USA, N.A., et al.
PRESENT:
THE HONORABLE KAREN E. SCOTT, U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Jazmin Dorado Not Present Courtroom Clerk Court Reporter
ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR
PLAINTIFF: DEFENDANT:
None Present None Present
PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS): Order to Show Cause Why Arthur Lopez Should Not Be Declared a Vexatious Litigant
I. LEGAL STANDARD
The All Writs Act, coupled with federal courts “inherent power” to “regulate the activities of abusive litigants,” authorizes district courts to enter pre-filing orders limiting the right of vexatious litigants to file legal actions. De Long v. Hennessey, 912 F.2d 1144, 1147 (9th Cir. 1990). Thus, this authority exists independently of the Court’s subject matter jurisdiction to decide the merits of the underlying claims. See id. at 1146-47; see also Peabody v. United States, 263 F. App’x 560 (9th Cir. 2008) (affirming vexatious…