The court invoked its inherent jurisdiction to hold a hearing to determine whether the plaintiff should be declared a vexatious litigant under s. 140 of the Courts of Justice Act.
The plaintiff had filed multiple similar claims against the same defendants arising from a residential eviction, all of which were dismissed as abuses of process.
The plaintiff failed to attend the hearing and instead filed an irregular motion seeking the judge's recusal.
The court dismissed the recusal motion, found the plaintiff's third action to be an abuse of process, and declared the plaintiff a vexatious litigant, prohibiting him from instituting or continuing any proceedings without leave of the court.
