What is this blog about?
This blog is trying to help those who want to represent there self in front of a court without a lawyer , either they can't affored to pay for the lawyer or for any other reason.
what is the meaning of the term pro per ?
According to
Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary the term pro per mean :-
A term derived from the Latin "in propria persona," meaning "for one's self," used in some states to describe a person who handles his or her own case, without a lawyer. In other states, the term pro se is used. When a nonlawyer files his or her own legal papers, that party is expected to write "in pro per" under his or her name in the heading on the first page.
Is the legale system in united states allow the person to represent his self in front of the court without a lawyer?
according to wikipedia article , Most U.S. states have a
constitutional provision that either expressly or by interpretation allows an
individual to represent one's own cause in the courts of that state. In many
instances, state constitutional provisions regarding the right to petition the
government for redress of grievances have been so interpreted
.
The U.S. Judiciary Act, the Code
of Conduct for United States Judges, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Federal Rules of Evidence and the
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure address the rights of the self-represented
litigant in several places.
Section 1654 of title 28 of the
United States Code provides: "In all courts of the United States the
parties may plead and conduct their own cases personally or by counsel as, by
the rules of such courts, respectively, are permitted to manage and conduct
causes therein."
What about limitations of the right to be a pro per ?
In short term. if you are a group of people or represent a corporation , then you will need a lawyer or attorney to represent you in front of the court. for more details about the limitations of being your own pro per , please refer to
this article.
