Does a plaintiff have to follow the same rules of procedure as other litigants?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Dews v. Assoc. Warden T. Arlitz, Case No. 1:14-cv-00709-RRB (E.D. Cal. 2014):
13. King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987) ("Pro se litigants must follow the same rules of procedure that govern other litigants.") (overruled in part on other grounds in Lacey v. Maricopa County, 693 F.3d 896 (9th Cir. 2012) (en banc)).
14. Docket 1, pp. 5-7.
15. Docket 1, pp. 8-22.
16. Docket 1, p. 23
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