Archive | October 6, 2024

Pro Se Litigants Must Bring A Crayon to a Gun Fight

Busy, busy getting my pro se petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court ready to serve.

Just wanted to share this FREE Doc of the Day. It is a letter to the court for a man who was incarcerated at the time of filing. He was having troubles like I’ve heard from other pro se litigants, and even have suffered through myself. Documents not getting filed. Docket entries changing magically.

The difference between this poor guy and me is that I have a degree in journalism and a computer. He has to hand-write his documents.

Why not let prisoners use computers? There must be programs like people use for kids, to restrict usage to court websites, government websites and maybe a few select others. Empower people. Improve their minds and their skill sets. Give them a chance to fight for their rights. And don’t expect them to bring a crayon to a figurative gun fight.