Robyrt Regan

At a case conference, the court addressed the self-represented plaintiff's failure to deliver a Fresh As Amended Statement of Claim combining allegations from three separate proceedings by the previously ordered deadline.

The plaintiff delivered a 130-page draft just prior to the conference that merely expanded one proceeding rather than combining them.

The court granted a final extension to May 6, 2016, to deliver the combined pleading, after which the defendants may bring motions for summary judgment or to strike.

Costs of the attendance were awarded to the defendants in the cause due to the plaintiff's delay.

The self-represented plaintiff failed to comply with a court order to deliver a Fresh as Amended Statement of Claim by the specified deadline.

The defendants subsequently sought to schedule a motion to strike the pleadings.

The case management judge scheduled an in-person case conference to address the breach.

The plaintiff requested an adjournment due to a newly discovered scheduling conflict in Small Claims Court.

The court denied the adjournment, ordering the case conference to proceed as scheduled and noting that the Superior Court proceedings should take priority.

At a case conference, the court noted that the self-represented plaintiff had commenced three separate actions with overlapping defendants and identical material facts, potentially constituting an abuse of process.

To avoid a multiplicity of proceedings, the court ordered the plaintiff to deliver a single Fresh as Amended Statement of Claim consolidating all allegations and defendants into one pleading, and set a timetable for the defendants to respond or bring motions to strike.