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Fifth Circuit· 3/6/2018

Annamalai v. Sivanadiyan

Citations

  • 713 F. App'x 409

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  • holding that district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing complaint as malicious where plaintiff filed nearly identical suit in another forum before filing suit in district court
  • noting that Annamalai has been “sanctioned extensively” in federal court for filing “a deluge” of meritless and frivolous actions
  • noting that Annamalai has been “sanctioned extensively” in federal court for filing “a deluge” of meritless and frivolous actions
  • noting that Annamalai has been “sanctioned extensively” in federal court for filing “a deluge” of meritless and frivolous actions
  • affirming dismissal of pro se litigant’s complaint as malicious and district court’s imposition of monetary sanctions and imposing additional monetary sanction of $500 for frivolous appeal
  • “Because Annamalai filed a nearly-identical suit in another forum before filing his suit in the district court, the district court did not abuse its discretion . . . in dismissing the complaint as malicious.”

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Judges: Clement, Costa, Davis

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