A Chili man has filed a lawsuit pro se against Monroe County, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and six deputies and officers for an arrest that was subsequently dismissed in town court, where the man also represented himself. Michael Rech ...

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On April 12, Mark Whitford, partner at Barclay Damon, accrued a couple hours of pro bono credit while helping four low-income unrepresented litigants and collaborating with two UB law students at the Federal Pro Se Assistance Program (PSAP). In the ...

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Volunteer attorneys are needed to help with a new program to provide legal advice to pro se litigants in U.S. District Court in Rochester. The program is expected to start in mid-February, with a CLE session to prepare volunteers tentatively ...

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The constitutional rights of a former Auburn Correctional Facility inmate were not violated by the court’s allowing him to represent himself at trial, an appeals court has decided. The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, in People v. Clyde (2011 NY Slip ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY ‘Pro se’ Amended Complaint Murray v. Fischer 08-cv-6383L Judge Larimer Background: The plaintiff brought an § 1983 action against the New York State Department of Correctional Services and one employee of the Department of Civil Service, ...

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New York State Court of Appeals ‘Pro Se’ Searching Inquiry People v. Crampe, People v. Wingate No. 173, 174 Judge Read Background: Both appeals required the court to determine whether the respective trial courts fulfilled their responsibility to make a ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Pro Se Summary Judgment – Notice Brown v. City of Rochester, et al. 09-CV-6307 Judge Telesca Background: The plaintiff sued his former employer alleging that he was denied due process and other constitutional claims.  The defendant ...

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The economic downturn is creating an uptick in the need for legal representation.

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