Legal Opinion
Roston v. Edwards
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 13, 1982No. Docket Nos. 25468, 25469PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THE COURT. *
The common legal question presented in both of the appeals in these two civil actions, which have been consolidated on the court’s own motion, is whether the term “litigation” as defined in the vexatious litigants statute (Code Civ. Proc., § 391, subd. (a)) 1 includes civil actions or proceedings in federal courts located in California as well as civil actions or proceedings in California state courts. We conclude that it does not.
Attorney Martin F. Roston caused two separate civil actions to be commenced in Orange County Superior Court early in October 1980. In the first…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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