Hall v. Bellmon
- Decided
- June 3, 1991
- Docket
- 90-6326
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Cited 5,616 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
What later courts said
- holding that courts must construe pro se litigant's pleadings liberally and hold them to a less stringent standard than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers — Palmer v. Shawnee Mission Med. Ctr., Inc. (2018)
- holding that courts must construe pro se litigant’s pleadings liberally and hold them to a less stringent standard than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers — Knight v. United States Office of Personnel Management (2025)
- holding that courts must construe pro se litigant’s pleadings liberally and hold them to a less stringent standard than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers — Brindisi v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma (2025)
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How the opinion begins
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
Pro se plaintiff Kenneth E. Hall, Jr. appeals the district court’s dismissal of his claim that the policies and procedures of the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center (LARC), as well as the actions of LARC employees, violated his First Amendment right to free exercise of religion. He contends that the district court applied the wrong legal standards in dismissing his case, improperly relied on evidence not in the pleadings, and failed to give proper notice and opportunity for discovery.[1]
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Hall v. Bellmon, 935 F.2d 1106 (1991)Read the full opinion
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