Tenth Circuit· 4/2/2012
Toevs v. Reid
Citations
- 685 F.3d 903
- 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7994
- 2012 WL 1085802
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that periodic reviews that were not “meaningful” violated prisoner’s due process rights
- explaining that even prisoners proceeding pro se must make clear arguments in their opening brief
- explaining that “[a]rguments not clearly made in a party’s opening brief are deemed waived” and noting that we have “not hesitated” to apply this rule to pro se litigants
- noting that “[a]rguments not clearly made in a party’s opening brief are deemed waived” and that this applies even to pro se litigants who “are entitled to liberal construction of their filings”
- applying to pro se litigant rule that “[a]rguments not clearly made in a party’s opening brief are deemed waived”
- explaining a district court can refuse to appoint counsel in all but “extreme case[s] where the lack of counsel results in fundamental unfairness”
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Judges: Matheson, McKay, Ebel
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