Topic: while pro se litigants may be granted some latitude when de… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 59 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from James M. Jourdan, Jr. v. John Jabe and L. Boyd.

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1 James M. Jourdan, Jr. v. John Jabe and L. Boyd Anchor
ca6 · 1991
green “while pro se litigants may be granted some latitude when dealing with sophisticated legal issues, acknowledging their lack of formal training, there is no cause for extending this margin to straightforward procedural requirements that a lay person can comprehend as easily as a l…” 31
2 Sam L. CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, Defendant-Appellee
ca6 · 1980
green “would protect the integrity of pre-trial procedures.” 28

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