A notice of appeal that fails to allege any error in the decisions below and seeks to rely on pleadings that have been struck out is liable to be struck out as an abuse of process. When considering whether to make a vexatious litigant order under r 398A UCPR, the court will consider whether the litigant's defaults are attributable to bad faith or merely to lack of legal training.
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