Kohn v. City of Miami Beach

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• holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion where the plaintiff failed in four attempts to cure the defects in the complaint
• explaining that “as an action progresses, the privilege of amendment progressively decreases to the point that the trial judge does not abuse his discretion in dismissing with prejudice”
• finding no error in dismissing pro se's complaint with prejudice after four amendments; pro se litigant should not be treated differently from litigant represented by counsel
• “[I]t is a mistake to hold a pro se litigant to a lesser standard than a reasonably competent attorney.”
• \[I]t is a mistake to hold a pro se litigant to a lesser standard than a reasonably competent attorney.\
• “We conclude that it is a mistake to hold a pro se litigant to a lesser standard than a reasonably competent attorney.”

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