What are the limits on motions and pleadings filed by pro se inmates in civil cases?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Smith v. Rodriguez, No. 2:13-cv-2192 JAM AC P (E.D. Cal. 2016):
In applying these rules, district courts must "construe liberally motion papers and pleadings filed by pro se inmates and ... avoid applying summary judgment rules strictly." Thomas v. Ponder, 611 F.3d 1144, 1150 (9th Cir. 2010). However, "[if] a party fails to properly support an assertion of fact or fails to properly address another party's assertion of fact, as
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