Greetings:

Does anyone have advice on dealing with a frivolous litigant in municipal court? He submits complaints for minor but real violations of ordinances (trespassing, disturbing the peace). These are hard to ignore, because he catches many of them on video.

He is an outsider and brings conflict with his neighbors on himself. He is also intelligent and self-taught in taking town issues to district court.

My current plan:

1. Remind him I have proprietorial discretion.
2. Tell him the town has limited resources.
3. Tell him these cases of neighbors using vulgar language against him, or trespassing across his property without dame, are civil matters.
4. Therefore we his typical complaints will not be prosecuted.

Does anyone have a better idea? Thank you for your assistance.

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Lloyd Brent Palmer, Esq.

Private Counsel & Attorney at Law

PALMER LAW

1609 Arlington  Ada, OK 74820

(405) 496-1154  palmer@callpalmer.com

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Are the defendants typically the same?

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Greetings:

Does anyone have advice on dealing with a frivolous litigant in municipal court? He submits complaints for minor but real violations of ordinances (trespassing, disturbing the peace). These are hard to ignore, because he catches many of them on video.

He is an outsider and brings conflict with his neighbors on himself. He is also intelligent and self-taught in taking town issues to district court.

My current plan:

1. Remind him I have proprietorial discretion.
2. Tell him the town has limited resources.
3. Tell him these cases of neighbors using vulgar language against him, or trespassing across his property without dame, are civil matters.
4. Therefore we his typical complaints will not be prosecuted.
   Does anyone have a better idea? Thank you for your assistance.

[1470857813174_cropped]

Lloyd Brent Palmer, Esq.

Private Counsel & Attorney at Law

PALMER LAW
1609 Arlington  Ada, OK 74820

(405) 496-1154  palmer@callpalmer.commailto:palmer@callpalmer.com

This email may be privileged attorney-client communication and/or litigation work product. It is intended solely for the addressee(s). Please reply to sender if you receive this message in error. Such error does not waive the applicable privilege(s). Pacta sunt servanda. φφκα