Is a plaintiff in a pro se plaintiff proceeding in forma pauperis entitled to amend or amend their pleadings?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Belyew v. Lamalfa, No. 2:17-cv-01095-KJN PS (E.D. Cal. 2017):
Pro se pleadings are liberally construed. See Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520-21 (1972); Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dep't., 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th Cir. 1988). Unless it is clear that no amendment can cure the defects of a complaint, a pro se plaintiff proceeding in forma pauperis is ordinarily entitled to notice and an opportunity to amend before dismissal. See Noll
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