Mallon v. Padova
Mallon v. Padova
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
On November 17, 1992, this Court issued an injunction permanently prohibiting plaintiff Joseph Mallon from making additional filings in this Court without first obtaining leave of court. Pursuant to the terms of the injunction, Mr. Mallon was to include with any proposed filing a certification stating that “a) the claims he wishes to present are new claims, never before raised and disposed of on the merits by any federal court, b) Mr. Mallon believes the facts alleged in the complaint to be true, and c) Mr. Mallon knows of no reason to believe that his claims are foreclosed by controlling law.” Order, November 17, 1992.
Presently before the Court is Mr. Mallon’s “Motion to Immediately Cancel Permanent TRO.”
As a threshold matter, the Court must determine whether Mr. Mallon has complied with the requirements of the Court’s November 17,1992 Order. This determination involves a two step process. First, the Court must evaluate whether Mr. Mallon has complied with the certification requirement imposed by the injunction. Second, the Court must evaluate whether the proposed pleading is so frivolous as to warrant its exclusion from the records of this Court.
Mr. Mallon’s motion states that “[i]t is also necessary for me to state here that my signature in accord with Civil Procedure Rule 11 is my certification and attestation that the document is appropriate, valid, in good faith directions, for the best of all involved, is necessary to deal at least sufficiently with, and is facilitative [sic] regarding what is specifically involved.” Motion, p. 2-3. While this statement is certainly not in strict conformity with the certification requirements imposed by the November 17, 1992 Order, the Court determines that Mr. Mallon has substantially complied with the spirit of the conditions imposed by the permanent injunction, and finds that, for purposes of this motion, Mr. Mallon has satisfied the first prong of the inquiry.
The Court finds, however, that Mr. Mallon’s motion is so frivolous that allowing it
A brief comment on the Court’s jurisdiction to make the decision reached herein is in order. Because Mr. Mallon’s motion could be construed as a motion for reconsideration, the Court’s authority to hear such a motion would appear at first blush to be based on either Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e), governing motions to alter or amend a judgment, or Rule 60, governing relief from judgment or order. The Court, however, need not reach any jurisdictional questions stemming from either of these two Rules because the Court looks to its power to enforce its injunctions, and not to the Rules governing reconsideration, as the basis for the decision made today. Because the Court has decided to keep Mr. Mallon’s motion for reconsideration from being filed of record, the Court’s action does not implicate the jurisdictional concerns of either Rule 59(e) or Rule 60(b).
An appropriate Order will be entered.
ORDER
AND NOW, TO WIT, this 11th day of January, 1993, upon consideration of Mr. Mallon’s “Motion to Immediately Cancel Permanent TRO,” IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to the provisions of the permanent injunction imposed upon Mr. Mallon by Order dated November 17, 1992, said motion shall not be filed of record. The Clerk shall, however, retain the original of this pleading in a separate file.
. There is, of course, no such thing as a "permanent TRO.” It is apparent from a reading of the motion that Mr. Mallon is actually seeking the dissolution of the November 17, 1992 permanent injunction, and the Court will proceed on that basis.
. As stated in the November 17, 1992 Order, "The Court will consider granting ... approval [to file documents] only if Mr. Mallon includes” an appropriate certification. November 17, 1992 Order, p. 3 (emphasis added).
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Joseph MALLON, God v. Honorable John R. PADOVA Joseph MALLON, God v. HARVARD LAW SCHOOL Joseph MALLON, God v. PHILADELPHIA Joseph MALLON, God v. PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE COMMISSION Joseph MALLON, God v. PRETENDERS Joseph MALLON, God v. CHEVAL MUSIC Joseph MALLON, God v. UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY OF George BUSH Joseph MALLON, God v. The HYNDES Joseph MALLON, God v. The PEOPLE OF ENGLAND Joseph MALLON, God v. Chrissie (Hynde) MALLON Joseph MALLON, God v. UNITED STATES
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- Published