Citing 6th Circuit’s Blessing to ‘Filter Out’ Complaints, Michigan District Court Amends Local Rules on ‘Vexatious’ Filings

Citing a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit authorization for courts under its jurisdiction to “filter out” complaints filed by frivolous or vexatious litigants, the federal trial court for the Eastern District of Michigan has amended its local rules regarding “Enjoined Filers” and “Assignment and Reassignment of Civil Cases to Judges.”