Texas HB2086 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to allow defendants to request a vexatious litigant determination and security from.

HB2086 amends the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code to allow a defendant in a litigation to file a motion requesting the court to determine if the plaintiff is a vexatious litigant and to require the plaintiff to furnish security. A vexatious litigant is one who has a history of litigation that is unlikely to succeed and who repeatedly relitigates cases. The court must hold a hearing on the motion and may find the plaintiff to be a vexatious litigant if certain criteria are met.

Texas HB2086 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to allow defendants to request a vexatious litigant determination and security from.

HB2086 amends the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code to allow a defendant in a litigation to file a motion requesting the court to determine if the plaintiff is a vexatious litigant and to require the plaintiff to furnish security. A vexatious litigant is one who has a history of litigation that is unlikely to succeed and who repeatedly relitigates cases. The court must hold a hearing on the motion and may find the plaintiff to be a vexatious litigant if certain criteria are met.