Delacruz v. Tanimura & Antle, Inc.

Opinion

1 2 3 7 8 DANIEL DELACRUZ, Case No. 23-cv-03034-VKD 9 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE TAI DEFENDANTS' 10 Vv. MOTION TO DEEM PLAINTIFF A VEXATIOUS LITIGANT 11 TANIMURA & ANTLE, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 31 D Defendants.

v 14 Defendants Tanimura & Antle, Inc. (“TAI”), Mike Antle, and Carmen Ponce (collectively, © 15 “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

= 17 || “abuse of the judicial process.” See De Long v. Hennessey, 912 F.2d 1144, 1148 (9th Cir. 1990).

18 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 Court at this juncture denies the TAI defendants’ motion 21 to declare Mr. Delacruz a vexatious litigant. This denial is without prejudice to the TAI 22 defendants reasserting the same request at a later point in these proceedings. 24 Dated: May 9, 2024 25

26 Varauin®, Qc □□□□□□□ Virginia K. DeMarchi United States Magistrate Judge 28