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The first section provides a brief overview of pro se litigation. The second section discusses the Supreme Court's dicta on treatment of pro se liti-gants and the constitutional justifications for this position in crimi-nal cases. The third section discusses procedural treatment of civil litigants.
of the pro se litigants were government officials arguing in their official ca-pacity. However, beginning in the 1960 ’s and continuing until 2006, there were twenty- seven cases in which a government official was a named party and argued the case pro se. In most of these cases, the pro se litigant was the state attorney general.
5 kwi 2015 · A pro se litigant is an individual who is representing himself in a civil court action. While the law allows nearly anyone to be a pro se litigant, and to appear in court on their own behalf, there are some limitations.
This Article proposes that, based on the State’s recognition of a constitutional right to represent oneself, Alaska courts apply a due process analysis to judicial duties toward self-represented litigants to ensure that courts consistently recognize and protect pro se litigants’ interests.
Pro se legal representation (/ ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s iː / or / ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s eɪ /) means to argue on one's own behalf in a legal proceeding, as a defendant or plaintiff in civil cases, or a defendant in criminal cases, rather than have representation from counsel or an attorney.
A litigant proceeds pro se when they choose to represent themselves in court, as opposed to litigating through a lawyer. See, e.g., Rivera v. Florida Department of Corrections, 526 U.S. 135 (1999). The Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the right to representation by counsel .
edition was prepared with input from the federal courthouse Legal Help Center attorneys: RoseMarie . Maliekel and Abby Herzberg of the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco and Kevin Knestrick of the Asian Law Alliance. For questions about this Handbook and to communicate corrections and suggestions, please
