Why did you delete these references from the pro se page Why did you delete these references  The US Constitution extends the power of the US Judiciary to The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases in Law and Equity arising under this Constitution the Laws of the United States and Treaties made or which shall be made under their Authorityto all Cases affecting Ambassadors other public ministers and Consulsto all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdictionto Controversies to which the United States shall be a Partyto Controversies between two or more Statesbetween a State and Citizens of another Statebetween Citizens of different Statesbetween Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States and between a State or the Citizens thereof and foreign States Citizens or Subjectshttpcaselawlpfindlawcomdataconstitutionarticle However some people think that the word citizens should not apply to pro se litigants in the court citation needed and a few years before the US civil war in Dred Scott v Sandford the US Supreme Court upheld the legality of slavery under the same constitution by declaring that ex slaves could never be citizens even though they were extended full voting rights in five of the original states httpwwwhistoryplacecomlincolndredhtm  Why did you delete this summary of table   States that explicitly recognize a right to selfrepresentation without an attorney in their constitution or statutes include Alabama Alaska Georgia Maine Michigan Mississippi New Mexico New York Tennessee  Utah and the District of Columbia  States that use the words every person or every subject include Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Florida Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire North Carolina Rhode Island South Carolina Texas Vermont West Virginia and Wyoming  States that use the words every man include Delaware Maryland North Dakota Oklahoma Pennsylvania and South Dakota   summarizes table   Why did you delete this reference  The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure addresses the rights of the selfrepresented litigant in Rule  The court must appoint a guardian ad litem  or issue another appropriate order  to protect a minor or incompetent person who is unrepresented in an actionhttpwwwlawcornelledurulesfrcpRulehtm  Do you not think that the words incompetent person who is unrepresented in an action applies to pro se litigants  If so why dont you just supply a reference as requested   Why did you remove the request for a reference from the statement While this creates double standard citation needed The Judicial Counsel justifies it based on the idea that Judges are charged with ascertaining the truth not just playing referree A lawsuit is not a game where the party with the cleverest lawyer prevails regardless of the merits   Why did you remove this reference  although the courts decision required processing of a  page hard to understand complaint written by an attorney in Picking v Pennsylvania R Co Picking v Pennsylvania R Co  Fd   which was cited by  circuit courts and the US Supreme Court in MONROE ET AL v PAPE ET AL  S Ct   US MONROE ET AL v PAPE ET AL  S Ct   US    Why did you remove this Supreme Court reference  The United States Supreme Court ruled no technical forms of pleading or motions are required and Rule f provides that all pleadings shall be so construed as to do substantial justice Given the Federal Rules simplified standard for pleading a court may dismiss a complaint only if it is clear that no relief could be granted under any set of facts that could be proved consistent with the allegations Hishon v King  Spalding  US    If a pleading fails to specify the allegations in a manner that provides sufficient notice a defendant can move for a more definite statement under Rule e before responding Moreover claims lacking merit may be dealt with through summary judgment under Rule  The liberal notice pleading of Rule a is the starting point of a simplified pleading system which was adopted to focus litigation on the merits of a claimSWIERKIEWICZ V SOREMA NNBSPA   US   httpwwwlawcornelledusupcthtmlZOhtml    Why did you remove this reference posted by someone I dont know  httpwwwrepresentyourselfincourtorg With a free ebook links to online resources by state and also motions briefs pleadings and other helpful documents available for you to view download and edit this may be a very helpful resource  This website touches on lawsuits divorce and custody criminal civil and estate issues and may help those who cant afford an attorney and are forced to represent themselves in court   Why did you remove these  references  The wording  which requires a judge to accord to every person who has a legal interest in a proceeding    the right to be heard according to law is used in many state codes including Alabama  Canon III a  httpwwwalalincnetjicdocscanspdf  Idaho Canon III a httpwwwjudicialcouncilidahogovcodepdf Indiana Canon III b httpwwwingovjudiciaryrulesjudconductindexhtml  Kentucky  Canon III a  SCR httpwwwsunethicscomkycodejudconducthtm New JerseyCanon III a httpwwwjudiciarystatenjusrulesappendicesappjudhtmP  NevadaCanon III b  httpwwwlegstatenvusCourtRulesSCRCJChtml Wisconsin  SCR  ghttpwwwwicourtsgovscruleschappdf Pennyslvania  Canon III a httpwwwpacodecomsecuredatachapterchaptochtml Virgina  Canon III a httpwwwcourtsstatevausjirccanonshtmlcanon  Rhode Island  Canon III a  httpwwwcourtsstateriussupremejtdcodepdf  Washington StateCanon III a httpwwwcjcstatewausGovprovisioncodecanonshtm West VirginiaCanon III a httpwwwstatewvuswvscaJICCodejchtm Utah  Canon III b httpwwwlawuheduLibrariesethicsJudicialjudiccanonscanonhtml   Why did you leave in  Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure address the rights of the selfrepresented litigant in several places Where are the rights of selfrepresented litigants referred to in these rules