Opinion
23-cv-03034-VKD
05-09-2024
DANIEL DELACRUZ, Plaintiff, v. TANIMURA & ANTLE, INC., et al., Defendants.
Re: Dkt. No. 31
ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE TAI DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DEEM PLAINTIFF A VEXATIOUS LITIGANT
Virginia K. DeMarchi, United States Magistrate Judge
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. 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” that should “rarely” be used, id. at 1147, and because the Court is giving Mr. Delacruz an opportunity to amend his complaint, the Court at this juncture denies the TAI defendants' motion to declare Mr. Delacruz a vexatious litigant. This denial is without prejudice to the TAI defendants reasserting the same request at a later point in these proceedings.
IT IS SO ORDERED.