Legal Opinion
In re Kinney
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 8, 2011No. B225643PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BOREN, P. J.
This unusual case involves Charles G. Kinney, a lawyer who was declared a vexatious litigant in 2008 in Los Angeles Superior Court. (Code Civ. Proc., § 391 et seq.)1 Despite his status as a vexatious litigant, Kinney has pursued a persistent and obsessive campaign of litigation terror against his neighbors and the City of Los Angeles (City). Kinney has evaded the effect of the 2008 prefiling order by enlisting a cohort, Kimberly Jean Kempton, to stand in his stead as plaintiff and appellant, because Kinney can no longer represent himself in litigation without prior court…
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