Free Order on Motion to Vacate - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 2:83-mc-00062-PCD

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Filed 10/10/2007

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT In re: ANTHONY R. MARTIN-TRIGONA : : : : :

Civil No. 2:83MC62 (PCD)

ORDER ON MOTION TO VACATE INJUNCTION On October 4, 2007, Respondent Anthony R. Martin-Trigona moved to vacate the injunction entered by this Court in In re Martin-Trigona, 573 F. Supp. 1245 (D. Conn. 1983), modified by 592 F. Supp. 1566 (D. Conn. 1984), aff'd by 763 F.2d 140 (2d Cir. 1985). The injunction in question was originally entered to insulate courts from the proliferation of litigation initiated by Mr. Martin-Trigona, often with little or no merit legally and/or factually. There is nothing in the pending motion to suggest that Mr. Martin-Trigona has in any way altered his views as to the use of the courts; therefore, the motion does not suggest any legitimate basis for vacating the injunction. Accordingly, the motion [Doc. No. 2027] is denied. In the absence of any other response to the Order to Show Cause dated August 23, 2007 [Doc. No. 2027], Anthony R. Martin-Trigona is hereby held in contempt of the Court Order based on the injunction entered by this Court in In re Martin-Trigona, 573 F. Supp. at 1261-67, and his conduct in filing the action in the Order to Show Cause. See Martin v. Brock, No. 07 C 3154, 2007 WL 1853298, at *1 (N.D. Ill. June 25, 2007). Accordingly, he is assessed a penalty of $100.00 to be paid to the Clerk of this Court on or before October 31, 2007. SO ORDERED. Dated at New Haven, Connecticut, this 10th day of October, 2007.

Case 2:83-mc-00062-PCD

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/s/ Peter C. Dorsey, U.S. District Judge United States District Court