Oliver
Oliver v. EHM Productions, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ANTHONY OLIVER, Case No. 23-cv-02671-VC
Plaintiff,
ORDER DECLARING PLAINTIFF A
v. VEXATIOUS LITIGANT
EHM PRODUCTIONS, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 31 Defendants.
The motion to declare the Plaintiff Anthony Oliver a vexatious litigant is granted. Oliver has a long track record of filing numerous unsuccessful lawsuits in both state and federal court. He has previously been declared a vexatious litigant by the California state court system and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), district courts have the power to enjoin “litigants with abusive and lengthy histories.” De Long v. Hennessy, 912 F.2d 1144, 1147 (9th Cir. 1990); Molski v. Evergreen Dynasty Corp., 500 F.3d 1047, 1057 (9th Cir. 2007). Before entering a pre-filing order, courts must examine whether: (1) the litigant was given notice and an opportunity to be heard, (2) there is an adequate record for review, and (3) the order is “narrowly tailored to closely fit the specific vice encountered.” De Long, 912 F.2d at 1147-48. “[S]ubstantive…