MERVIN MICHAEL KITNURSE, JR. v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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• “It is an 12 entrenched principle that pro se filings however inartfully pleaded are held to less stringent 13 standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers.”
• “[Courts] are 27 specifically directed to construe pro se pleadings liberally. This duty applies equally to pro se 28 motions and with special force to filings from pro se inmates.”

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