SHALANT v. GIRARDI

No. S182629.

51 Cal.4th 1164 (2011)

126 Cal. Rptr. 3d 98

253 P.3d 266

JOSEPH L. SHALANT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THOMAS V. GIRARDI et al., Defendants and Respondents. JOSE CASTRO, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSEPH L. SHALANT, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

June 23, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Shalant , in pro. per.; Law Offices of Brian A. Yapko and Brian A. Yapko for Plaintiff and Appellant and for Defendant and Appellant.

Girardi Keese , Shawn J. McCann ; Niddrie, Fish & Buchanan, Law Offices of Martin N. Buchanan and Martin N. Buchanan for Defendant and Respondent Thomas v. Girardi and for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith and Rebecca R. Weinreich for Defendant and Respondent National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA.

Garrett & Tully, Ryan C. Squire and Jennifer R. Slater for Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

WERDEGAR, J.

Plaintiff Joseph L. Shalant, having previously been declared a vexatious litigant (Code Civ. Proc., § 391, subd. (b)),1 was subject to a prefiling order, issued under section 391.7, barring him "from filing any new litigation" (id., subd. (a)) in propria persona in a California court without leave of the court's presiding...

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