karl lentz :
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Source: karl lentz, Platsky v. CIA ( 953 F.2d 21 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 97), Recorded 11-15-12, My Private Audio
Ep. 188 – start at 15:32, TrustInALLlaw uploaded to Youtube.com on Dec.12, 2013, http://openjurist.org/953/f2d/26/plat..
“Pro se plaintiffs are often unfamiliar with the formalities of pleading requirements. Recognizing this, the Supreme Court has instructed the district courts to construe pro se complaints liberally and to apply a more flexible standard in determining the sufficiency of a pro se complaint than they would in reviewing a pleading submitted by counsel. See e.g., Hughes v. Rowe, 449 U.S. 5, 9-10, 101 S.Ct. 173, 175-76, 66 L.Ed.2d 163 (1980) (per curiam); Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520-21, 92 S.Ct. 594, 595-96, 30 L.Ed.2d 652 (1972) (per curiam); see also Elliott v. Bronson, 872 F.2d 20, 21 (2d Cir.1989) (per curiam). In order to justify the dismissal of a pro se complaint, it must be ” ‘beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief.’ “ Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. at 521, 92 S.Ct. at 594 (quoting Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 45-46, 78 S.Ct. 99, 102, 2 L.Ed.2d 80 (1957)).
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