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· 1/31/1996

Smathers v. Smathers

Citations

  • 670 A.2d 1159
  • 448 Pa. Super. 162

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that the Court cannot act as a pro se litigant’s attorney and develop the argument
  • reiterating that this Court may construe a pro se litigant’s material liberally but will not act as his attorney
  • noting that “this court is willing to liberally construe materials filed by a pro se litigant,” but warning that an “appellant is not entitled to any particular advantage because she lacks legal training”
  • stating noncompliance with Rule 2116 is particularly grievous because statement of questions involved defines specific issues for review
  • stating noncompliance with Rule 2116 concerning statement of questions involved is particularly grievous because statement of questions involved defines specific issues for review
  • stating noncompliance with Rule 2116 is particularly grievous because statement of questions involved defines specific issues for review

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Sole, Popovich, Olszewski

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