The following excerpt is from Hurt v. Arnold, No. 2:15-cv-0895 KJM DB P (E.D. Cal. 2016):
In general, pro se pleadings are held to a less stringent standard than those drafted by lawyers. Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520 (1972). The court has an obligation to construe such
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