Law Practice,
Appellate Practice
Aug. 2, 2022
What’s the Deal?
Had the opinion been only a dismissal of a frivolous appeal, it wouldn’t merit publication. And yet, that’s not where this went. Part I of the opinion abruptly turns from the “statutory background” on vexatious litigants to whether the order at issue is appealable.
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
Email: bshatz@manatt.com
Benjamin is a certified specialist in appellate law, and member of the California and American Academies of Appellate Lawyers, in Manatt's Los Angeles office. Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.
Here's a classic appellate recipe: Add one vexatious litigant (acting in propria persona, of course) to a bitter family law dispute (divorce, of course); litigate for 17 years, mixing in 12 appeals and 7 writ petitions (all unsuccessful for the pro per appellant/petitioner, of course); blend in a voluminous record; and stir up a sprinkling of conspiracy theories (balance with sanctions). What you get is the published opinion of the June 2022 iteration i...
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