What remedies are available to a vexatious litigant?

The vexatious litigant statutes ( 391-391.8) are "designed to curb misuse of the court system by those persistent and obsessive litigants who, repeatedly litigating the same issues through groundless actions, waste the time and resources of the court system and other litigants. [Citation.] . . . [] 'Vexatious litigant' is defined in section 391, subdivision (b) as a person who has, while acting in propria persona, initiated or prosecuted numerous meritless litigations, relitigated or attempted to relitigate matters previously determined against him or her, repeatedly pursued unmeritorious or frivolous tactics in litigation, or who has previously been declared a vexatious litigant in a related action." (Shalant v. Girardi (2011) 51 Cal.4th 1164, 1169-1170 (Shalant).) One of the remedies provided by the statutory scheme " 'authorizes a court to enter a "prefiling

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