Matter of Emelia Hirsch Trust

Summary

The Court affirmed the contempt order imposing a $1,000 fine on Marlene Betz for violating a directive governing filings by vexatious litigants. Applying deferential abuse-of-discretion review, the Court held the district court acted rationally and consistently with the pre-filing orders after Betz filed another substantive motion labeled as an application to file. The Court also deemed Timothy Betz's cross-appeal frivolous and awarded the trustees double costs and $1,000 in attorney's fees.