What is a prisoner's right to plead not guilty in a civil rights case?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Smith v. Hernandez, Case No. 1:16-cv-01267-DAD-SAB (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):

Prisoners proceeding pro se in civil rights actions are entitled to have their pleadings liberally construed and to have any doubt resolved in their favor. Wilhelm v. Rotman, 680 F.3d

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