Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
§ 11.102 — PERMISSION BY LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE
CP § 11.102Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 11. VEXATIOUS LITIGANTS · Art. C. PROHIBITING FILING OF NEW LITIGATION
Statute text
View on source(a)A vexatious litigant subject to a prefiling order under Section 11.101 is prohibited from filing, pro se, new litigation in a court to which the order applies without seeking the permission of:
(1)the local administrative judge of the type of court in which the vexatious litigant intends to file, except as provided by Subdivision (2); or
(2)the local administrative district judge of the county in which the vexatious litigant intends to file if the litigant intends to file in a justice or constitutional county court.
(b)A vexatious litigant subject to a prefiling order under Section 11.101 who files a request seeking permission to file a litigation shall provide a copy of the request to all defendants named in the proposed litigation.
(c)The appropriate local administrative judge described by Subsection (a) may make a determination on the request with or without a hearing. If the judge determines that a hearing is necessary, the judge may require that the vexatious litigant filing a request under Subsection (b) provide notice of the hearing to all defendants named in the proposed litigation.
(d)The appropriate local administrative judge described by Subsection (a) may grant permission to a vexatious litigant subject to a prefiling order under Section 11.101 to file a litigation only if it appears to the judge that the litigation:
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 9.03, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1224 (S.B. 1630), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.