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· 10/7/2013

Rivera v. Venditto

Citations

  • 134 S. Ct. 72
  • 187 L. Ed. 2d 59
  • 82 U.S.L.W. 3180
  • 571 U.S. 836
  • 2013 WL 1828490
  • 2013 U.S. LEXIS 5426

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  • holding that a filing restriction was too broad in restricting future filings as to any defendant
  • holding that a filing restriction was too broad in restricting filings on any subject-matter
  • “[T]here is no constitutional right of access to the courts to prosecute an action that is frivolous or malicious.”
  • “[T]he right of access to the courts is neither absolute nor unconditional.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • “Federal courts have the inherent power to regulate the activities of abusive litigants by imposing carefully tailored restrictions under the appropriate circumstances.”
  • “It is not reasonable for a court in this Circuit to speak on behalf of courts in other circuits in the country; those courts are capable of taking appropriate action on their own.”

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