Can a party who is representing themselves at the Court of Appeal be denied a hearing?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Tsatryan v. Tsatryan (In re Tsatryan), B251033, B256458 (Cal. App. 2015):

We acknowledge a party who is representing himself has a more limited understanding of the rules on appeal than an experienced appellate attorney. Whenever possible, we do not strictly apply technical rules of procedure in a manner that deprives a party of a hearing. However, "mere self-representation is not a ground for exceptionally lenient treatment." (Rappleyea v. Campbell (1994) 8 Cal.4th 975, 984.)

With these principles in mind, we turn to the appeals before us.

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