Does a pro se plaintiff have to be held to less stringent standards than a formal pleading?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Dragasits v. Yu, Case No. 16-cv-01998-BAS-JLB (S.D. Cal. 2018):
519, 520 (1972) ("however inartfully pleaded," allegations by a pro se plaintiff must be held "to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers."); Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 342 (9th Cir. 2010) (courts should construe pro se pleadings liberally and afford the plaintiff any benefit of the doubt).
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