· 11/5/1981
Norman L. Birl v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director Texas Department of Corrections
Citations
- 660 F.2d 592
- 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 16296
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a pro se “litigant acquiesces in and subjects himself to the established rules of practice and procedure.”
- holding that a pro se “litigant acquiesces in and subjects himself to the established rules of practice and procedure.”
- finding that pro se litigants are not exempt from compliance with the rules of service
- explaining that a pro se litigant is “not exempt . . . from compliance with relevant rules of procedural and substantive law”
- explaining a pro se litigant is “not exempt . . . from compliance with relevant rules of procedural and substantive law”
- “The right of self-representation does not exempt a party from compliance with relevant rules of procedure and substantive law.”
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Judges: Clark, Rubin, Johnson
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