WILLIAM ALSUP, District Judge.
Defendants move to dismiss plaintiff's third attempt at filing a frivolous complaint. For the reasons stated herein, the motion is
Pro se plaintiff Patrick A. Missud is an attorney that has been declared a vexatious litigant and is subject to pre-filing review. See, e.g., Missud v. Nat'l Rifle Ass'n, et al., No. 3:13-mc-80263-WHA (N.D. Cal. Dec. 2, 2013) (Dkt. No. 4); Missud v. San Francisco Sup. Ct., et al, No. 3:12-cv-03117-WHA, 2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 137351, at *9-10 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 24, 2012). He has been placed on involuntary inactive status by the State Bar of California following a five-day hearing and decision. Mr. Missud was found to have a "total disdain for the legal profession and judicial process," and was charged with seven counts of professional misconduct, including maintaining unjust actions and failing to obey court orders. In the Matter of Patrick Alexandre Missud, No. 12-O-10026 (Cal. St. B. July 1, 2013).
He has a history of bombarding the docket with hundreds of bizarre entries, like the ones below:
San Francisco Sup. Ct. (Dkt. Nos. 123, 126, 160, 172). In another action, he placed this entry:
Missud v. D.R. Horton Inc., et al., No. 4:07-cv-02625-SBA (N.D. Cal. May 21, 2013) (Dkt. No. 78). And this:
Missud v. Oakland Coliseum Joint Venture, et al., No. 3:12-cv-02967-JCS (N.D. Cal. June 28, 2013) (Dkt. No. 72). Accordingly, Mr. Missud's ECF filing privileges were revoked.
Mr. Missud has filed no less than sixteen actions in this district. In September 2013, he filed a complaint against the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, the State of Colorado, and the Supreme Court of the United States alleging a plethora of "constitutional violations." The complaint alleged, inter alia, that public officials and our justices sitting on the Supreme Court were bought by corporate interests and sought relief in the form of reconsideration of recent Supreme Court decisions. The action was dismissed. Missud v. Nat'l Rifle Ass'n., et al., No. 3:13-cv-80213-WHA (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2013) (Dkt. Nos. 1, 3).
A little over a month after the dismissal, Mr. Missud filed a mirror action against the same defendants with the exception of substituting out the Supreme Court for Intermedia Outdoor Holdings, Inc., in an effort to circumvent the pre-filing review order which was restricted to complaints against judicial entities. The action was dismissed and the pre-filing review order was expanded to all filings by Mr. Missud in this district because of his history of placing hundreds of inappropriate, bizarre and incomprehensible entries on the docket, and filing numerous frivolous complaints. A monetary sanction of $100 was imposed for his violation of a court order and he was warned of Rule 11 sanctions. Nat'l Rifle Ass'n., No. 3:13-cv-80263-WHA (Dkt. Nos. 1, 4).
These warnings were unheeded. On December 23, Mr. Missud filed the instant action in California state court against the same defendants. The complaint was vastly identical, except that he referred to the California constitution. Defendants removed the action and now move to dismiss.
In response, Mr. Missud filed a "preliminary opposition," an "opposition," a "supplementary briefing in support of, and amendment to, oppositions to dismiss," and a "second FRCP Rule 59(e) supplemental briefing of binding legal precedent in support of, and amendment to, oppositions to defendants' motions to dismiss" (Dkt. Nos. 15, 21, 24, 28). The two "supplemental briefs" were filed after the April 4 response deadline.
A serious matter must be addressed. Attorney Missud made the following statements in his opposition (Dkt. No. 21 at 6, n. 12, 9, n. 16, 13, n. 19):
These threatening statements have no place in federal court or our country. We have tolerated Mr. Missud's vexatious complaints, bizarre docket entries, spamming of court email addresses, and inappropriate behavior long enough. This needs to end.
Putting aside Mr. Missud's threats, this third effort by him to drag defendants into litigation using the same allegations once again fails to pass muster under Rule 12(b)(6). Dismissal is proper "where there is no cognizable legal theory or an absence of sufficient facts alleged to support a cognizable legal theory." Navarro v. Block, 250 F.3d 729, 732 (9th Cir. 2001).
Mr. Missud's complaint largely reasserts the same incoherent arguments that plagued his previous complaints. Indeed, he admits: "Alsup's edict says nothing about pre-filing review in the State court where he has absolutely no jurisdiction whatsoever, so he should just go phuk himself" (Opp. 8). Other than mention the California constitution in the most general sense, the relief sought is reconsideration of Supreme Court precedent that he disagrees with, namely, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010). His supplemental briefs refer to McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, 134 S.Ct. 1434 (2014) and gives his critiques of the Second Amendment. The incoherent complaint fails to state a claim and amendment would be futile.
Mr. Missud's disregard for court orders must be noted. He is using our judicial system as a private platform to pursue some personal vendetta and is harassing innocent individuals, entities, and judges in the process. See, e.g., Missud v. San Francisco Sup. Ct. et al., No. 4:11-cv-01856-PJH (N.D. Cal. Feb. 13, 2012) (Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton); Missud v. State of Nevada, et al., No. 3:11-cv-03567-EMC (N.D. Cal. Mar. 22, 2012) (Judge Edward M. Chen); Missud v. D.R. Horton Inc., et al., No. 3:10-cv-00235-SI (N.D. Cal. Apr. 2, 2010) (Judge Susan Illston). He also attempted to subpoena San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr, Judge Joann Remke, and the undersigned judge to appear before the Supreme Court. That subpoena was quashed. San Francisco Sup. Ct., No. 3:12-cv-03117-WHA (Dkt. No. 179). Our district has expended significant time and resources on his actions.
Defendants request judicial notice of nine documents, including orders dismissing actions brought by Mr. Missud and the decision by the State Bar of California placing him on involuntary inactive status. The request is
For the reasons stated, defendants' motion to dismiss is
This order certifies that there is no good-faith reason for this action to proceed any further, including on appeal. See 28 U.S.C. 1915(a)(3); Hooker v. American Airlines, 302 F.3d 1091, 1092 (9th Cir. 2002).