Tannenbaum v. United States

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• holding that pleadings from pro se litigants are held to a less stringent standard than pleadings drafted by attorneys
• noting that although pro se pleadings are liberally construed, “issues not raised below are normally deemed waived”
• noting that although we are required to liberally construe pro se pleadings, issues not raised in the district court are generally deemed waived
• explaining that we hold pro se pleadings to a less stringent standard than those prepared by lawyers
• holding pro se pleadings to a “less stringent standard than pleadings drafted by attorneys” (emphasis added)
• explaining that issues not raised below, even by a pro se party, are normally deemed waived

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