Bill Amendment: AZ HB2021 | 2014 | Fifty-first Legislature 2nd Regular
Bill Title: Litigants designation; vexatious
Status: 2014-04-16 - Chapter 41 [HB2021 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2014-HB2021-HOUSE_PROPOSED_AMENDMENT_Judiciary_-_Strike_Everything.html
Fifty-first Legislature JUD
Second Regular Session H.B. 2021
PROPOSED
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2021
(Reference to printed bill)
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Title 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 24, to read:
CHAPTER 24
VEXATIOUS LITIGANTS
Article 1. general provisions
12-3201. Vexatious litigants; designation
A. IN a noncriminal case, AT the request of a party or on the court�s own motion, the presiding judge of the superior court or a judge designated by the presiding judge of the superior court may DESIGNATE A pro se litigant A VEXATIOUS LITIGANT.
B. A pro se litigant WHO IS DESIGNATED A VEXATIOUS LITIGANT MAY NOT FILE A new pleading, MOTION OR other document WITHOUT PRIOR LEAVE OF THE COURT.
C. A pro se litigant IS A VEXATIOUS LITIGANT IF THE COURT FINDS THE pro se litigant engaged in vexatious conduct. for the purposes of This section VEXATIOUS CONDUCT INCLUDES:
1. repeated filing of LITIGATION SOLELY OR PRIMARILY FOR THE PURPOSE OF HARASSMENT.
2. UNREASONABLY EXPANDING OR DELAYING COURT PROCEEDINGS.
3. COURT ACTIONS BROUGHT OR DEFENDED WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL JUSTIFICATION.
4. ENGAGING IN ABUSE OF DISCOVERY.
5. A PATTERN OF MAKING UNREASONABLE, repetitive OR EXCESSIVE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.
6. REPEATED FILING OF DOCUMENTS OR REQUESTS FOR RELIEF THAT HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF PREVIOUS RULINGS BY THE COURT IN THE SAME LITIGATION."
