abuse of process lawsuit

... that require district courts to screen lawsuits filed by prisoners and to dismiss those suits sua ... forma pauperis plaintiffs for the alleged abuses of one group of plaintiffs. Congress has ... with leave to amend on the appeal process. Neither case suggests that such a dismissal is ...

...'s complaint for failure to serve process as required under Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of ... is aware that he has been named in a lawsuit or has received a copy of the summons and the ... and vacate the dismissal order for an abuse of discretion. See Deere & Co. v. Ohio Gear, ...

... to a three-year investigation of inmate abuse at the United States Penitentiary in Florence, ... tribunal is a basic requirement of due process." In re Murchison, 349 U.S. 133, 136, 75 S.Ct. ... and Schultz regarding the William Turner lawsuit, the question then becomes whether, pursuant to ...

... that their claims of malicious prosecution, abuse of process, and tortious interference with ... Division of Securities ("MDS") and a lawsuit in federal district court (the "Putty Hill ...

...-of-way existed-until the NPS's rulemaking process was completed.          In August ... from defending themselves in this lawsuit, as their only defense in this case is to seek an ... of privilege, or to the extent he may claim abuse of process, may always assert that interest or ...

... once a party carries this burden, a court abuses its discretion "when it refuses to modify an ... interfere with a State's democ­ratic processes.          The Court of Appeals ...lawsuit filed in this case charged a violation of ...

...Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (“SLAPP”) ... it consists of claims such as defamation, abuse of the judicial process, interference with ...

...2129] a lawsuit brought in December, 1978, in the District Court ... that interfere with the judicial process. They argue that out-of-court contempts, which ... prosecution function has been seriously abused even if, in the process, sufficient evidence is ...

... this derivative right to a particular lawsuit on Bell's behalf and against creating a ... of plaintiffs' equal protection and due process (specifically, a state-created liberty interest ... Sixth Circuit in Cale used an "egregious abuse of governmental power" test and noted that the ...

... because of his involvement in the lawsuit. Royer filed a brief response in opposition, ...           “We apply the abuse-of-discretion standard when reviewing a district ... protect the integrity of the pretrial process." Id. (brackets, emphasis, and internal ...

... we conclude that the district court did not abuse" its discretion and thus affirm.         \xC2"... here proffers no similarly troubling due process concerns, and his motion was not timely filed, ...' third attempt, to revive his first lawsuit through Rule 60(b)(6) after exhausting ...

...The Pickenses also filed a lawsuit as individuals against Lockheed and several of ... Pickenses' vague claims of denial of due process therefore do not withstand scrutiny. This alleged ...926 (Bankr.D.Co.1981). We find no abuse of discretion in the bankruptcy court's approval ...

... with mental illness are vulnerable to abuse and serious injury" Congress enacted the PAIMI ...The panel viewed IPAS's lawsuit as a suit by one arm of the state suing another, ... restrictions and other claim-processing requirements or elements of claims). If the panel ...

... have been violated and to prevent the abuse of state power are far different from the goals ... federal courts to follow a three-step process to borrow an appropriate rule. 42 U.S.C. § 1988. ... stream of unfounded, and often stale, lawsuits brought against them." Brief for Petitioners 30. ...

... and fairness of our democratic processes."). Nonetheless, on November 7, 2006, Michigan ..., Michael Cox, moved to intervene in the lawsuit. That same day, the MCRI and the ACRF jointly ... element, which is reviewed for an abuse of discretion." Northland Family Planning ...

...Cedar Point counterclaimed for abuse of process. Before trial, the district court ..."Produced Water".         This lawsuit concerns the legality of the disposal of a ...

... informed the Court that they were in the process of discussing a mutually acceptable plan for ... proposal on all remaining issues in the lawsuits was ready for the Court's consideration. The ... these choices is whether they reflect an abuse of discretion by the .  . District Court, in ...

... reported that Liscomb had filed a lawsuit. He asserts that. Boyce, believing that ... also asserts that Boyce violated his due process rights when. Boyce had others inform his ... abuse-of-process claims relating to Boyce's alleged. ...

... from prosecuting a personal injury lawsuit that they did not timely disclose to the ... that they had requested service of process in the state court lawsuit approximately one ... court's judicial estoppel determination for abuse of discretion. See Hall v. GE Plastic Pacific PTE ...

...process by sending a copy of the summons and complaint by ... the Plan contend that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to set aside the ... service of process marks the point in a lawsuit after which the defendant must answer or risk ...

... lawsuit against some of the defendants in the same court. ... motion for leave to amend for an abuse of discretion. Runnion ex rel. Runnion v. ... process, preserves the limited resources of the ...

... children were found to have been sexually abused.         On November 4, 1987, Meador ... children, in violation of their due process rights.         On March 31, 1989, ... the statute of limitations barred the lawsuit. However, since the defendants did not raise the ...

... when its resident agent for service of process failed to deliver the summons and complaint to ... stated within, that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to vacate the entry of ... Hoover Universal of the existence of the lawsuit. As a result of TCC's error, Hoover Universal ...

...It is true that the process of obtaining evidence in a civil law jurisdiction ... particularly closely to prevent discovery abuses. For example, the additional cost of ..." in the eyes of the State where the lawsuit is pending, and must also be "tolerable" in the ...

.... Turner made an abuse-of-process counterclaim against Maggini, alleging that he was using his lawsuit for nefarious ends. The judge, however, struck ...