Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:20:29 -0700, Tony23 >
> rummaged among random neurons and opined:
>
>> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>
> <snipped my own stuff>
>
>>> Anyone in this great land can appear pro se.
>> I know someone who was told by the Judge that she COULD NOT represent
>> herself and she MUST retain an attorney to appear in court...
>
> Well, that's just crap. *Anyone* can appear pro se. I cannot imagine a
> state that doesn't allow one to represent him/herself. I'd have asked
> that judge to show me song and verse in the Code of Civil Procedure
> where it says that. "You're Honor, with all due respect (which, of
> course, always has a subtitle of "you flaming *ss"), please direct me
> to the portion of the Code of Civil Procedure that prohibits me from
> representing myself."
>

North Carolina. And I suggested something similar - but the judge
refused to even listen to her if she didn't have an attorney.

Yes, it was wrong. But it's hard to fight something like that when
you're a single mom barely scraping by - you have more important things
to spend your energy on...