What are the implications of a pro se petition in civil rights cases when a plaintiff appears in propria persona in a civil rights case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hill v. San Diego Sheriff's Dep't, Case No.: 15cv275 LAB (NLS) (S.D. Cal. 2015):
In addition, factual allegations asserted by pro se petitioners, "however inartfully pleaded," are held "to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers." Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520 (1972). Thus, where a plaintiff appears in propria persona in a civil rights case, the court "must construe the pleadings liberally and must
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