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2. Pro se legal representation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Pro se legal representation (/ ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s iː / or / ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s eɪ /) means to argue on one's own behalf in a legal proceeding, as a defendant or plaintiff in civil cases, or a defendant in criminal cases, rather than have representation from counsel or an attorney. The term pro se comes from Latin pro se, meaning "for oneself" or ...

3. List of U.S. state constitutional provisions allowing self ...

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   In dealing with the pro se litigant, a judge must remain impartial but ensure that the litigant receives a fair hearing. If the judge does too much to help the party, she risks becoming an advocate; if she does too little, the party is denied the fundamental right to a fair hearing.

4. Qui tam - Wikipedia

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   An individual bringing suit pro se — that is, without the representation of a lawyer — may not bring a qui tam action under the False Claims Act. [ 16 ] Once a relator brings suit on behalf of the government, the Department of Justice , in conjunction with a U.S. Attorney for the district in which the suit was filed, have the option to ...

5. The PLRA was meant to end frivolous prisoner lawsuits. It's ...

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   A year later, Ornelas filed a pro se lawsuit alleging that Hamilton had violated her Eighth Amendment rights by failing to protect her from repeated sexual assaults.

6. Introducing The Posner Center of Justice for Pro Se’s - AOL

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   The Posner Center of Justice for Pro Se’s has a bold vision: to provide pro bono representation, but also to focus on assisting pro se litigants behind the scenes to help them to successfully ...

7. Lawsuit - Wikipedia

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   A lawsuit is a proceeding by one or more parties ... which is called appearing pro se. Many courts have a pro se clerk to assist people without lawyers. ...

8. Vexatious litigation - Wikipedia

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   Under California Code of Civil Procedure § 391.7(a), any vexatious litigant who disobeys the prefiling order may be punished for contempt of court. Under California law [39] a vexatious litigant is someone who does any of the following, most of which require that the litigant be proceeding pro se, i.e., representing himself:

9. Unbundled legal services - Wikipedia

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   Unbundled legal services, also known as limited scope representation and discrete task representation, is a method of legal representation in which an attorney and client agree to limit the scope of the attorney’s involvement in a lawsuit or other legal action, leaving responsibility for those other aspects of the case to the client in order to save the client money and give them more control.