Whitfield v. Moore CA4/1
Nonlawyers who represent themselves in a civil trial are usually at a considerable disadvantage, as would be anyone attempting to function in a complex task without the necessary training, education, and experience. Nevertheless, self-represented litigants are held to the same standards as lawyers because a contrary rule "would lead to a quagmire in the trial courts, and would be unfair to the other parties to litigation." (Rappleyea v. Campbell (1994) 8 Cal.4th 975, 985 (Rappleyea).)
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