Does the pleadings of a pro se litigant have less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by a lawyer?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Johnson v. Sandy, No. 2:12-cv-2922 JAM AC P (E.D. Cal. 2017):
However, it is well-established that the pleadings of pro se litigants are held to "less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers." Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520 (1972) (per curiam). Nevertheless, "[p]ro se litigants must follow the same rules of
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