Right to Pro Se Litigation
 Pro Per Litigation is PROPER LITIGATION
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". . . the right to file a lawsuit pro se is one of the most important rights under the constitution and laws." (Elmore v. McCammon (1986) 640 F.Supp. 905,911).
The general public who are not wealthy, cannot afford spiraling attorney fees. The number of people who are proceeding pro se is increasing dramatically:
"With attorney fees spiraling above $200 an hour, more people who can't afford the tab--or choose not to pay it--are representing themselves, . . .'The number of people proceeding pro se is dramatically greater than in the early 1980s,' says Sara-Ann Determan, chair of an American Bar Assn. committee . . ." ("Do You Really Need that Lawyer?" Business Week (August 22,1994) p.76).
Because an overwhelming number of pro se litigants know little or nothing
about legal procedures, case law, statutory interpretation, or phrasing
pleadings and motions, courts are required to construe pro se petitions
liberally. Haines v. Kerner (1972) 404 U.S. 519,520 (per curiam); accord
Hughes v. Rowe (1980) 449 U.S. 5,15 (per curiam).
For example, the court may substitute the appropriate statute for an omitted
or incorrect statute if the facts arguably support a claim under the law. Foster v. Murphy 686 F.Supp.471,474 (1988); O'Connor v. United States (1987) 669 F. Supp. 317,324.
Important Note: PRO PER LITIGATION SOCIETY DOES NOT INTERPRET THE LAW OR PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE
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