Family,
Civil Litigation
Jun. 10, 2021
Competency in the civil litigation arena
The following question was posed during a roundtable discussion: “What steps can a court take when it determines that a self-represented civil litigant is not mentally competent to participate in the proceedings?” The answer is...
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Scott J. Nord
Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Whittier Law School, 1996
The following question was posed during a roundtable discussion: "What steps can a court take when it determines that a self-represented civil litigant is not mentally competent to participate in the proceedings?" The answer is...
Competency under the law
Both the due process clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and state law pr...
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