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Parties Involved:
Eric Meyer
Plaintiff
T. Shan
Defendant

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERIC MEYER,

Plaintiff,

v.

T. SHAN,

Defendant.

Case No. 19-cv-01347-JD 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL AND TO 

SHOW CAUSE RE VEXATIOUS 

LITIGANT 

With respect to the specific complaint in this case, plaintiff is a patient at a mental health 

facility in Illinois who has filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s 

complaint is incomprehensible, and he presents no distinct claims. Plaintiff briefly discusses 

medication he is taking at the mental hospital in Illinois and then discusses various sex acts he 

wished to perform with several people. Plaintiff’s allegations are frivolous and fail to state a claim 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Because no amount of amendment would cure the deficiencies of the 

complaint, this action will be dismissed without leave to amend. 

For the order to show cause, plaintiff has filed a barrage of incomprehensible lawsuits in 

this district, where he does not reside. All of the complaints have been dismissed because they 

were unintelligible. Plaintiffs repeated filings here are particularly odd because he is housed in 

Illinois, names defendants in Illinois or elsewhere in the country, and none of the cases have any 

connection whatsoever to the Northern District of California. 

It seems likely that the filings reflect a mental health issue related to plaintiff’s 

confinement. While the Court wishes plaintiff well on his course of treatment, the frivolous 

filings must be stopped because they are inordinately burdening the Court’s legal staff and the 

Clerk’s office. Consequently, plaintiff is ordered to show cause why he should not be declared a 

vexatious litigant and required to obtain leave of Court before filing any new action.

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Legal Standard

“The All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), provides district courts with the inherent power 

to enter pre-filing orders against vexatious litigants.” Molski v. Evergreen Dynasty Corp., 500 

F.3d 1047, 1057 (9th Cir. 2007). “Flagrant abuse of the judicial process cannot be tolerated 

because it enables one person to preempt the use of judicial time that properly could be used to 

consider the meritorious claims of other litigants.” De Long v. Hennessy, 912 F.2d 1144, 1148 

(9th Cir. 1990). To determine whether a litigant is “vexatious,” courts consider, among other 

factors, the number and nature of the litigant’s court filings, the litigant’s motive in submitting 

those filings, and whether the litigant’s filings have caused other parties needless expense or 

imposed an unnecessary burden on the courts or court staff. Molski, 500 F.3d at 1057-58 

(applying the factors from Safir v. U.S. Lines, Inc., 792 F.2d 19, 24 (2nd Cir. 1986)).

Record

On December 24, 2018, plaintiff filed a complaint in Meyer v. World Bank, Case No. 18-

cv-7703 JD (N.D. Cal. Dec. 24, 2018). Plaintiff named many defendants including the World 

Bank, the International Monetary Fund, several Supreme Court Justices and former President 

Obama. He argued that defendants were responsible for high taxes and for his abuse at a state 

hospital. The case was dismissed for failure to state a claim and as frivolous.

On December 24, 2018, plaintiff filed a complaint in Meyer v. U.S. District Court, Case 

No. 18-cv-7706 JD (N.D. Cal. Dec. 24, 2018). Plaintiff discussed corruption caused by the World 

Bank and International Monetary Fund and sought to reopen old court cases. He also discussed

the food he was receiving at his facility and he took issue with the ingredients. The case was 

dismissed for failure to state a claim and as frivolous.

On December 24, 2018, plaintiff filed a complaint in Meyer v. Christian Coalition, Case 

No. 18-cv-7707 JD (N.D. Cal. Dec. 24, 2018). In the complaint, plaintiff sought to marry several 

actresses who he has named as co-petitioners and he sought information regarding predatory loans 

and toxic securities. He also stated that the World Bank and International Monetary Fund were

threats to world peace. The case was dismissed for failure to state a claim and as frivolous.

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In February 2019, plaintiff filed 13 cases: Case No. 19-cv-0582 JD, 19-0643, 19-0644; 19-

0645, 19-0777, 19-0778, 19-0779, 19-0840, 19-0841, 19-0842, 19-0843, 19-0844, 19-0894. All 

of these complaints were incomprehensible and were dismissed as either duplicative or for failure 

to state a claim and as frivolous. On March 13, 2019, plaintiff filed Meyer v. Staff at Read who 

Hid my Radio, Case No. 19-cv-1346 JD (N.D. Cal. March 13, 2019). He stated that personal 

property needed to be replaced and he described sex acts he wished to perform with another 

individual. This case was dismissed as frivolous and plaintiff was instructed to file cases in his 

district if he has problems with his medication at the hospital.

Discussion

Given the history of plaintiff’s filings with this court, he may qualify as a vexatious 

litigant. He has filed 19 incomprehensible complaint 18 of which have already been dismissed for 

failure to state a claim, frivolous or duplicative. Plaintiff has been advised that if there are 

problems with the conditions of his confinement he must file cases in Illinois.

On the basis of this record, the Court is considering declaring plaintiff a vexatious litigant 

and ordering that his future filings be screened before docketing to determine whether they are 

similarly frivolous and/or incomprehensible. Plaintiff shall submit a filing by April 5, 2019, 

showing cause why he should not be designated a vexatious litigant and subject to a pre-filing 

order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 22, 2019

JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERIC MEYER,

Plaintiff,

v.

T. SHAN,

Defendant.

Case No. 19-cv-01347-JD 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on March 22, 2019, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by 

placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by 

depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery 

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Eric Meyer ID: A-North

Chicago Read Mental Health Center

4200 N. Oak Park

Chicago, IL 60634 

Dated: March 22, 2019

Susan Y. Soong

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________

LISA R. CLARK, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable JAMES DONATO

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