{"id":16821,"date":"2018-07-07T22:28:30","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T22:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=16821"},"modified":"2018-07-08T21:03:19","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T21:03:19","slug":"abuse-of-litigation-procedures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=16821","title":{"rendered":"Abuse of Litigation Procedures (Torts):"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>This page is continued from<\/span><\/span> Civil Law Self-Help<\/a> <\/span><\/span>>>>><\/span><\/span> \u00a7 1 <\/a><\/span><\/span>Tort<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/em> or <\/span><\/span><\/em>Breach of<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/em> <\/i>Contract<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a> <\/i>>>>><\/span><\/span> Torts<\/a> <\/span><\/span>>>>><\/span><\/span> Types of Torts<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>>>>> Malicious Prosecution (Use of Process)<\/a>:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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malicious prosecution<\/span><\/a> – institution of a criminal or civil proceeding for an improper purpose, without probable cause.<\/span><\/strong> \u2014 aka (in the context of civil proceedings)\u00a0<\/span>malicious use of process<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong>; (archaically)<\/span> malicious institution of civil proceedings<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong>;<\/span>\u00a0malicious prosecution of civil action<\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

malicious defense<\/span><\/a> – defendant’s use of unfair, harassing, or illegal tactics to advance a frivolous or unmeritorious defense.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

discovery abuse<\/span><\/a> – misuse of the pretrial discovery process, especially by<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(1) requesting unnecessary information;<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n(2) requesting information for an improper purpose; or<\/b><\/span><\/span>
\n(3) <\/b><\/span>failing<\/b><\/span>\u00a0to respond adequately to a proper discovery request.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2014 aka\u00a0<\/span>abuse of discovery<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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