What is the legal test for a pro se pleading?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hartline v. Nat'l Univ., No. 2:14-CV-0635 KJM AC PS (E.D. Cal. 2015):
Moreover, pro se pleadings are held to a less stringent standard than those drafted by lawyers. Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520 (1972). A motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim should not be granted unless it appears beyond doubt that plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of the claim that would entitle him to relief. See Cook v. Brewer, 637 F.3d 1002, 1004 (9th Cir. 2011).
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