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In California, one party appeared pro se in 2/3 of all domestic relations cases and in 40% of all child custody cases between 1991 and 1995. California reports in 2001 that over 50% of the filings in custody and visitation are by pro se litigants. Urban courts report that approximately 80% of the new divorce filings are filed pro se. [2]
The problem is compounded if the pro se party tests the limits of the court's patience and the judge overreacts." New York: McKinney's CPLR § 321 "A party...may prosecute or defend a civil action in person or by attorney." [1] New York: New York State Bar Association Code of Judicial Conduct Canon III b 6
The United States District Court for the District of New York was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (in case citations, E.D.N.Y.) is the federal district court whose territorial jurisdiction spans five counties in New York State: the four Long Island counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Kings (Brooklyn), and Queens, as well as Richmond (Staten Island), the latter three being among New York City's five boroughs.
The origins of the doctrine of admission pro hac vice have been traced as far back as 1629 in the English Court of Common Pleas. [5] The doctrine appeared in America as early as 1735 in the New York trial of John Peter Zenger for libel, when the Philadelphia attorney Andrew Hamilton was permitted to appear on Zenger's behalf. [3]
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Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978), is an opinion given by the United States Supreme Court in which the Court overruled Monroe v. Pape by holding that a local government is a "person" subject to suit under Section 1983 of Title 42 of the United States Code: Civil action for deprivation of rights. [1]
A pro-Israel protester screams at police officers while anti-Israel protesters occupy an area outside the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, in New York.