Is a prisoner entitled to represent himself in court without access to counsel?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sekona v. Lizarraga, No. 2:17-cv-0346-KJM-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2017):
Rules of the Eastern District of California. See McNeil v. United States, 508 U.S. 106, 113 (1993) (procedural requirements apply to all litigants, including prisoners lacking access to counsel); L.R. 183(a) ("Any individual representing himself or herself without an attorney is bound by the Federal Rules of Civil or Criminal Procedure, these Rules, and all other applicable law.").
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