What is the test for construe a pro se pleading "liberally"?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Fruits v. Shasta Cnty. Sheriff, No. 2:16-cv-1204 MCE KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2017):
A district court must construe a pro se pleading "liberally" to determine if it states a claim and, prior to dismissal, tell a plaintiff of deficiencies in his pleading and give plaintiff an opportunity to cure them. See Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d at 1130-31. While detailed factual
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