Can a federal district court order a restraining order against a litigant who has a long history of abusive litigation?

A district court has the power under the All Writs Act to enjoin litigants who have lengthy histories of abusive litigations. See 28 U.S.C. 1651. Federal courts possess the inherent power to "regulate the activities of abusive litigants by imposing carefully tailored restrictions under . . . appropriate circumstances." Ringgold-Lockhart v. County of Los Angeles, 761 F.3d 1057, 1061 (9th Cir. 2014) (quoting DeLong v. Hennessey, 912 F.2d 1144, 1147 (9th Cir. 1990)). "Flagrant

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