Judicial Survey Questions

LTS Q22: If the case involves a pro se litigant, do you typically have any different practices in regard to scheduling conferences, status conferences or discovery matters?

LTS A22: If the pro se litigant is incarcerated, I often arrange for him or her to attend conferences by video, rather than in person. Also, when necessary for such litigants, I make arrangements to aid in their efforts to conduct reasonable discovery. Upon motion, I will consider relieving the parties of the obligation to confer before filing motions when pro se parties are involved in a case. Otherwise, I expect pro se parties to attempt to comply with the relevant rules and procedures.

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* Sorokin, Leo T.

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts