The defendants moved to dismiss the plaintiff's action under rules 57.03(2) and 60.12 of the Rules of Civil Procedure due to her failure to pay costs awarded against her in two separate court Orders totaling $12,500.
The plaintiff argued impecuniosity.
The court, while acknowledging the plaintiff's impecuniosity, found that her ongoing litigation was vexatious and that impecuniosity was not a shield for unreasonable conduct or a failure to abide by court orders.
The court conditionally dismissed the plaintiff's action, ordering her to pay the outstanding costs by a specific deadline, and fixed additional costs for the current motion.
