Comments on: Word of the Week: Pro Se http://www.thelegality.com/2008/03/10/word-of-the-week-pro-se/ An Online Law Journal Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:55:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Joe http://www.thelegality.com/2008/03/10/word-of-the-week-pro-se/comment-page-1/#comment-2179 Joe Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:43:14 +0000 http://www.thelegality.com/archives/35#comment-2179 Can a pro se litigant in a civil case, with psychological disorders, accidentally get in over his head and then later appeal on grounds of ineffective counsel? For how could the person know if his borderline capabilities would not be enough for the trial? And does the court have to inform pro se civil litigant he is waiving appeal rights, if he continues pro se? Can a pro se litigant in a civil case, with psychological disorders, accidentally get in over his head and then later appeal on grounds of ineffective counsel?

For how could the person know if his borderline capabilities would not be enough for the trial?

And does the court have to inform pro se civil litigant he is waiving appeal rights, if he continues pro se?

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