context: He also argues that his right to liberty protects him from being compelled to contract with an attorney. We are unaware of any U.S. Constitutional decision that declares citizens to have a right to self-representation in civil proceedings. Yet, arguing against such a right is nearly frivolous.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 404 U.S. 519, 520
citation_a.parenthetical: pleadings drafted by pro se litigants shall be held to less stringent standards than pleadings drafted by attorneys
citation_a.sentence: See Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520, 92 S.Ct. 594, 596, 30 L.Ed.2d 652 (1972) (pleadings drafted by pro se litigants shall be held to less stringent standards than pleadings drafted by attorneys); O’Reilly v. New York Times Co., 692 F.2d 863, 867 (2nd Cir.1982) (self-representation in civil cases is a right of “high standing”); see also McBrearty v. Ken tucky Community and Technical College System, 262 S.W.3d 205, 210 (Ky.App.2008) (holding that pro se litigants must follow the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure); Gall v. Scroggy, 725 S.W.2d 867, 869 (Ky.App.1987) (encouraging against the sua sponte dismissal of complaints, in part, because such a practice is “particularly prejudicial to pro se plaintiffs, who are generally unskilled in the art of pleading.”) (internal citation and quotations omitted).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 262 S.W.3d 205, 210
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that pro se litigants must follow the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure
citation_b.sentence: See Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520, 92 S.Ct. 594, 596, 30 L.Ed.2d 652 (1972) (pleadings drafted by pro se litigants shall be held to less stringent standards than pleadings drafted by attorneys); O’Reilly v. New York Times Co., 692 F.2d 863, 867 (2nd Cir.1982) (self-representation in civil cases is a right of “high standing”); see also McBrearty v. Ken tucky Community and Technical College System, 262 S.W.3d 205, 210 (Ky.App.2008) (holding that pro se litigants must follow the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure); Gall v. Scroggy, 725 S.W.2d 867, 869 (Ky.App.1987) (encouraging against the sua sponte dismissal of complaints, in part, because such a practice is “particularly prejudicial to pro se plaintiffs, who are generally unskilled in the art of pleading.”) (internal citation and quotations omitted).