{"id":31,"date":"2021-06-15T17:53:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T17:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2023-03-01T08:37:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T13:37:24","slug":"guide-for-unrepresented-parties","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cafc.uscourts.gov\/home\/information-for\/unrepresented-parties\/guide-for-unrepresented-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide for Unrepresented Parties"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31\" class=\"elementor elementor-31\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5477e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5477e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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