Sep 8, 2026
Florida doesn’t just discourage frivolous pro se filings. It has found a way to make some litigants pay with something far more valuable than money. Host Jack Russo examines Florida’s unusually aggressive approach to filing abuse, where vexatious litigant restrictions, prefiling orders, and other procedural...
Sep 4, 2026
New York has no statewide vexatious-litigant blacklist, yet it processes millions of cases while confronting everything from panicked tenants to determined serial filers. How does the system keep its doors open without letting abuse consume the courts? Host Jack Russo examines New York’s distinctly flexible answer:...
Sep 3, 2026
California built one of the nation’s toughest systems for stopping abusive self-represented litigants, but it deliberately left one courthouse door far less guarded. In this installment of The Valley Current®, host Jack Russo examines California’s “pro per” rules and the striking divide between civil litigation...
Sep 2, 2026
In federal court, filing without a lawyer does not mean filing without consequences. But those consequences change dramatically depending on which courthouse door you enter. Host Jack Russo examines the sharp divide between civil cases, where Rule 11 can expose pro se litigants to fines and crushing attorney fees, and...
Sep 1, 2026
Meta entered the courtroom facing staggering financial exposure. By the end of Round 1, the plaintiffs had drawn first blood. In this episode of The Valley Current®, host Jack Russo examines how a coalition of state Attorneys General opened its case with hard numbers, damaging internal communications, and a deceptively...