How have the courts treated a plaintiff's right to defend himself in a civil action?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Todt, No. 2:15-cr-190-GEB (E.D. Cal. 2018):
to his" odd way of asserting his "basic right to defend himself," since he unequivocally said during the August 24 hearing that he does not want to be represented by any lawyer. This constructive "choice must be honored even when it is ultimately to the defendant's own detriment." United States v. Neal, 776 F.3d 645, 658-659 (9th Cir. 2015).
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