Louisiana Court of Appeal· 5/22/1961
McLin v. McLin
Citations
- 130 So. 2d 748
- 1961 La. App. LEXIS 1131
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- recognizing that this Court may limit its review to the cognizable arguments it can glean from a pro se appellant’s brief, despite noncompliance with the Rules of Appellate Procedure
- providing that we may review the cognizable arguments we can glean from an appellate brief, despite a noncompliance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure, even if those violations are “egregious,” if they do not preclude meaningful appellate review
- stating “this Court has deemed meaningful review of the merits possible when it could discern a [pro se] appellant’s argument” (citation omitted)
- limiting our review “to those cognizable arguments we can glean despite the brief’s noncompliance.”
- “when it comes to compliance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure, ‘this Court is generally inclined to construe pro se filings liberally’”
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Judges: Ellis, Herget, Jones, Landry, Lottinger
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