Delacruz
Delacruz v. Tanimura & Antle, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 DANIEL DELACRUZ, Case No. 23-cv-03034-VKD Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE TAI DEFENDANTS' Vv. MOTION TO DEEM PLAINTIFF A
VEXATIOUS LITIGANT
TANIMURA & ANTLE, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 31 D Defendants.
v Defendants Tanimura & Antle, Inc. (“TAI”), Mike Antle, and Carmen Ponce (collectively, © || “TAI defendants”) move for an order deeming plaintiff Daniel Delacruz a vexatious litigant. Dkt. 16 || No.31. The motion raises serious concerns regarding whether Mr. Delacruz has engaged in
= || “abuse of the judicial process.” See De Long v. Hennessey, 912 F.2d 1144, 1148 (9th Cir. 1990).
However, because an order imposing pre-filing restrictions on a litigant is “an extreme remedy” 19 || that should “rarely” be used, id. at 1147, and because the Court is giving Mr. Delacruz an 20 || opportunity to amend his complaint, the…