Williams v. Merritt

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• “Self-represented complaints and petitions are held to a less stringent standard than those drafted by attorneys. A federal district court is charged with liberally construing a complaint or petition filed by a pro se litigant to allow the development of a potentially meritorious case.”

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Cites

1 case in this archive is cited by this case.

• Erwin v. United States
  Fourth Circuit· 2010-01-13· cited 60×

Other cases named Williams v. Merritt

4 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Williams v. Merritt
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1900-01-26· cited 8×
• Williams v. Merritt
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1899-11-04· cited 7×
• Williams v. Merritt
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1908-05-01· cited 5×
• Williams v. Merritt
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1869-11-15· cited 1×