Legal Opinion
Gersh Zavodnik v. Irene Harper
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided September 30, 2014No. 49A04-1307-PL-316PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Per curiam
The trial court dismissed Mr. Zavodnik’s action under Indiana Trial Rule 41(E), and the Indiana Court of Appeals dismissed his appeal for failure to file a timely brief and appendix. We now deny transfer by this per curiam opinion, which also gives guidance to this state’s courts on some options when confronted with abusive and vexatious litigation practices.
Background
Plaintiff Gersh Zavodnik is a prolific, abusive litigant. A search of his name brings up 123 cases in Marion County and other counties on the Odyssey case management system (which is not yet in place in all Indiana counties).…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Edward M. Farguson v. Mbank Houston, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Robert Procup v. C. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- In Re McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Garland v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
- Federal Land Bank of Saint Paul v. ZiebarthNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by73 opinions
- Eddie G. Love v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
- Douglas Costello and Profit Search, Inc. v. Gersh ZavodnikIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016
- Eddie G. Love v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016
- James E. Manley v. Gregory F. ZoellerIndiana Court of Appeals · 2017
- Alan R. Brill v. Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018
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