What is the test for making an argument in pro. per?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Darling v. Pentecost, E059958 (Cal. App. 2015):

Second, although plaintiff has made, both in the trial court and on appeal, representations regarding her financial status in her briefing, she submitted no evidence of her financial status. Argument by a partywhether through counsel or in pro. per.is not evidence. (See Fuller v. Tucker (2000) 84 Cal.App.4th 1163, 1173.)

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