Delacruz v. Tanimura & Antle, Inc. et al

Filing 54

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi denying without prejudice 31 TAI Defendants' Motion to Deem Plaintiff a Vexatious Litigant. (vkdlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/9/2024)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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DANIEL DELACRUZ,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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v.
TANIMURA & ANTLE, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

Case No. 23-cv-03034-VKD
ORDER DENYING WITHOUT
PREJUDICE TAI DEFENDANTS'
MOTION TO DEEM PLAINTIFF A
VEXATIOUS LITIGANT
Re: Dkt. No. 31

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

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“TAI defendants”) move for an order deeming plaintiff Daniel Delacruz a vexatious litigant. Dkt.

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No. 31. The motion raises serious concerns regarding whether Mr. Delacruz has engaged in

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

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However, because an order imposing pre-filing restrictions on a litigant is “an extreme remedy”

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that should “rarely” be used, id. at 1147, and because the Court is giving Mr. Delacruz an

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opportunity to amend his complaint, the Court at this juncture denies the TAI defendants’ motion

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to declare Mr. Delacruz a vexatious litigant. This denial is without prejudice to the TAI

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defendants reasserting the same request at a later point in these proceedings.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 9, 2024

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Virginia K. DeMarchi
United States Magistrate Judge