What are the rights of the in propria persona litigant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from McCormick v. Kennard, D067819 (Cal. App. 2016):
Initially, we observe that McCormick, as an in propria persona litigant, is "entitled to the same, but no greater, rights than represented litigants and [is] presumed to know the [procedural and court] rules." (Wantuch v. Davis (1995) 32 Cal.App.4th 786, 795.)
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