-
Pro Se: What It Means and Why It Matters Here
Pro se is a Latin term that means “for oneself.” In a legal context, it means representing yourself — no attorney, no firm, just you and whatever you can learn.
It sounds intimidating. It kind of is. But here’s the thing that is hard to grasp when self-represented litigants are the butt of jokes, and are discouraged to file without a lawyer: the legal system was designed to be navigable by ordinary people.
We started going pro se for a simple reason: we couldn’t find lawyers willing to take on cases involving private equity hospital systems, anticipation of an expensive case to manage, and the complexity of a case that involves a hospital and the upstream entities. Defendants are well-funded, and contingency-fee attorneys do the math and walk away. So we did what any reasonable person does when the door is closed.
We found a back door and didn’t wait for anyone to unlock it for us. We busted through fear and intimidation, and we’re going to be very honest here. We asked YHWH for wisdom. We do this with everything. We got wisdom.
Our original case was more than 400 pages! Yes, we made pro se mistakes (like pleading evidence when it was needed), but we filed the complaint, and here we are!
We started learning. We got wisdom on what questions were presented, how to find answers, how to break down documents, how to understand statutes and court rules, and so much more! We read filings from similar cases. We built templates. We made mistakes. We revised. We filed anyway.
And we documented all of it — here, publicly — because if we had to start from scratch, maybe the next person doesn’t. Maybe the next person can go through our Pro Se Journey, and laugh at us, laugh with us, get to know us, communicate, and try out the tools we use. Or, maybe you are just looking for a story and entertainment to follow out of curiosity.
What we are: A community of learners figuring this out in public, and a members only community.
What we are not: Attorneys. A law firm. A legal advice service.
Everything you see us do is for entertainment purposes. Watch, learn, take notes, ask questions. But your situation is your own, and we’d never pretend otherwise.
We want to build a community of people who want to change the way patients are treated by private equity firms. Perhaps our cases can be used by Congress to create better laws that put patients first, above profits.
-
0 Replies
Sorry, there were no replies found.
Log in to reply.