Opinion ID: 1848805
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: jackson's response to the order to show cause

Text: In his response to the order to show cause, Jackson argues that he has had to file so many lawsuits against the Department because it is crime-ridden and mismanaged. He then again reminds us, as he has done in so many motions already filed in this case and his many other pending cases, that a death row inmate, Frank Valdez, was allegedly murdered by prison guards in 1999. In addition, Jackson asserts he must file so many lawsuits because the inmate grievance process does not work properly. Jackson argues that he is not the vexatious litigator he seems to be, but rather a victim of the system. Further, he asserts: since there is no law against being litigious, if this Court sanctions him, it has made law, which is a violation of the doctrine of separation of powers because only the Legislature can make law; sanctioning him would violate his right to self-representation under Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), would constitute a sanction or punishment when he has done no wrong, and would restrict his ability to litigate, thus denying him access to courts; and if this Court will not accept any more pro se petitions from him, it must appoint counsel for him and for all those litigants barred from filing in the courts.