Legal Opinion
In Re Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 29, 2007No. 01-80091. D.C. No. CV-07-1028-LKKPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
2Per curiam
Respondent Keith Thomas has been a frequent and vexatious litigant in this court for at least seven years. 1 In 2001, we entered a pre-filing review order precluding Thomas from filing new appeals or petitions in this court unless Thomas is appearing through counsel, the district court has certified that Thomas’s appeal is taken in good faith, or we have determined the appeal or petition has sufficient merit to proceed. 2
Because our decisions pursuant to a pre-filing review order are rarely published, we have not yet clarified the standard for determining whether an appeal or petition…
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- De Long v. HennesseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Salvatore G. Crisafi v. George E. HollandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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