Is a pro se pleading held to less stringent standards than an attorney's?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Patterson v. Kern Cnty. Dep't of Human Servs., Case No.: 1:12-cv-00523-LJO-JLT (E.D. Cal. 2012):
8(a). The Federal Rules adopt a flexible pleading policy, and pro se pleadings are held to "less stringent standards" than pleadings by attorneys. Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 521-21 (1972).
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