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Category Archives: Federal Courts
What Happens When a Federal Court Pays Attention to the Self-Represented — the Central District of California Bankruptcy Court Is A Model for Us All
The Central District of California Bankruptcy Court has released its report on the self-represented. Self-represented, or pro se, litigants comprise over one quarter of the debtors filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. In early … Continue reading
Posted in Bankruptcy, E-filing, Federal Courts, Self-Help Services
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Southern District of NY Pro Se Trial Manual
The Southern District of New York provides to all self-represented litigants whose cases are scheduled for trial this Trial-Ready Manual, prepared with the assistance of the Committee of the Federal Courts of the New York County Lawyers’ Association. As the … Continue reading
First Reports of Survey of Federal Court Self-Represented Litigation Services
As the Federal Court blog puts it: “The Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (CACM) asked the Federal Judicial Center (FJC) to survey chief district judges and clerks of court on the assistance their district courts provide … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Courts, Pro Bono, Self-Help Services, Unbundling
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New Stats on Increasing Federal Non-Prisoner SRL Cases — More Federal Court SRL Program Networking Starting
The US Courts News Blog has undated statistics on prisoner and non-prisoner self-represented cases. Key text: But the number of non-prisoner pro se cases has been climbing as well. In FY 2010, that total was 24,319. It was 22,821 in … Continue reading
Pro Se Clerks in the Federal Courts — A Base for Self-Help Innovation
The Third Branch, with official news from the Federal Courts, has an interesting piece on pro se clerks in the Federal system. The core point: the court staff put in place to deal with prisoner petitions are now working on … Continue reading
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