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Seventh Circuit Allows Wisconsin Prisoner to Amend Inartfully Pleaded Pro Se Complaint
by Matt Clarke
On February 2, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit revived a Wisconsin prisoner’s retaliation claim against a state prison guard, saying that the district court erred when it dismissed the poorly pleaded pro se civil rights complaint with prejudice without first granting an ...
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- Sixth Circuit: Courts Must Construe Pro Se Notice of Appeal as Motion for Extension of Time to Appeal, Aug. 1, 2020. Exceptional Circumstances, Pleading Requirements/Rules, Timeliness of Motion.
- Iqbal v. Ashcroft, No. 05-6352-cv (2nd Cir.) (574 F.3d 820) (July 28, 2009) (Per Curiam), Sept. 1, 2009. Punch And Jurists, Pleading Requirements/Rules.