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Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Chapter 11 Vexatious LitigantsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Civil Practice & Remedies Code > Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Chapter 11 Vexatious Litigants In this chapter: (1) "Defendant" means a person or governmental entity against whom a plaintiff commences or maintains or seeks to commence or maintain a ... In a litigation in this state, the defendant may, on or before the 90th day after the date the defendant files the original answer or ... (a) On the filing of a motion under Section 11.051, the litigation is stayed and the moving defendant is not required to plead: (1) if ... (a) On receipt of a motion under Section 11.051, the court shall, after notice to all parties, conduct a hearing to determine whether to grant ... A court may find a plaintiff a vexatious litigant if the defendant shows that there is not a reasonable probability that the plaintiff will prevail ... (a) A court shall order the plaintiff to furnish security for the benefit of the moving defendant if the court, after hearing the evidence on ... The court shall dismiss a litigation as to a moving defendant if a plaintiff ordered to furnish security does not furnish the security within the ... If the litigation is dismissed on its merits, the moving defendant has recourse to the security furnished by the plaintiff in an amount determined by ... (a) A court may, on its own motion or the motion of any party, enter an order prohibiting a person from filing, in propria persona, ... (a) A local administrative judge may grant permission to a person found to be a vexatious litigant under Section 11.101 to file a litigation only ... (a) A clerk of a court may not file a litigation presented by a vexatious litigant subject to a prefiling order under Section 11.101 unless ... (a) A clerk of a court shall provide the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System a copy of any prefiling order issued ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |