California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from West v. Soto, B269746 (Cal. App. 2017):
4. West claims his lack of legal training excuses any errors he may have made below, including his failure to file an opening brief. It does not. (Rappleyea v. Campbell (1994) 8 Cal.4th 975, 984-985 [self-represented litigants must be treated in the same manner as represented parties].)
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