The plaintiff brought an action against 39 defendants, including lawyers, police officers, and private investigators, seeking $20 million in damages for various torts including abuse of process, negligent investigation, and conspiracy.
The defendants moved to strike the claim.
The court found the action was a collateral attack on previous court orders finding the plaintiff in contempt of court.
The court dismissed the action in its entirety as frivolous, vexatious, and an abuse of process, and alternatively struck the claim for disclosing no reasonable cause of action.
Substantial costs were awarded to the defendants.
