Critical Judicial Decisions for Self-Represented Litigants: Using Important Case Law That Establishes Rights for Self-Represented Litigants

National Self-Represented Litigants Project
This primer contains a concise summary of Pintea v. Johns. It also demonstrates a number of ways that Pintea may be successfully applied in a legal argument, and highlights specific limitations as well. It also includes summaries of two other very important decisions for SRLs that you can use.
Last reviewed March 2024
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