What is the standard of conduct for a plaintiff to file a complaint in a pro se proceeding?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Torres v. San Diego Cnty., Case No.: 3:19-CV-02182-CAB-RBB (S.D. Cal. 2020):
Plaintiff is appearing pro se. [Doc. No. 1.] The allegations in a complaint prepared and filed pro se are held "to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers . . . ." Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520-21 (1972). However, "[p]ro se litigants must follow the same rules of procedure that govern other litigants." King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987) (internal citation omitted).
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