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Senator Edward Kennedy — Part 27

154 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: Senator Edward Kennedy · 154 pages OCR'd
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number,just reflects [ In re Sylvester Jones June 1988 ],this pattern of racists rules .by the’ court,has been throughout its history,and paper trail,see attached as Appendix(E) , copy of newspaper article,setting force a 12 year analysis of ruling in [Civil Rights Cases ] judges ruled [ More Than 95 per cent of the times against Civil Rights and Civil Rights Plaintiffs ] The research were by the American Civil Liberties Union,and St Louis University Law Journal. 2.28 USC § 1654 states: "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,respective- ly,are permitted to manage. and conduct causes the- rein." In Haines vs.Kerner,supra.,404 US at 520,521 the Court held: "We grand certiorari and appointed counsel to repre- sent petitioner.The only issue now before us is pe- titioner's contention that the District Court erred in dismissing his pro se complaint without allowing him to present evidence on his claim.Whatever may be the limits on the scope of inquiry of courts into 3.eallegations such as those asserted by petitioner, however, inartfully pieaded,are sufficient to call for the opportunity to offer supporting evidence. We cannot say with assurance that under the alleg- ations of the pro se complaint, which we hold to L-E-S-S stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers,...we intimate no view whatever on the merits of petitidher's allegations,we concl-. ude that he is entitled to an opportunity to offer proof." The holding in Haines were reaffirmed by the Court in Estelle vs.Gamble,supra.,429 US at 106 by the following words in part: "The handwritten. pro se document,is to be liberally construed.As the Court unanimously held in Haines v.Kerner,404 U.5.519,92 Ss. Ct 594,30 L Ed 2a 652(1972) a pro se complaint," 'however inartfully pleaded,'" M-U-S-T be held to "'less’ stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers'" andcan only be dismissed for failure to state a claim if it app- ear , -10-. < 3 f
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