When the Missouri Supreme Court approved standardized divorce pleadings in late 2008, about the only thing both sides in the pro se debate agreed up on was that it would, for better or worse, increase the number of people using them.

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A federal jury awarded a former St. Louis resident $140,000 last week in a breach of contract suit against Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Co. The Jan. 6 verdict matched testimony from Allstate’s forensic accountant about how much plaintiffs Reginald ...

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A federal jury has awarded a former St. Louis resident $140,000 in a breach of contract suit against Allstate. Reginald Bailey and his wife, Roxanna Bailey, sued Allstate for denying their homeowners’ insurance claim after their north St. Louis house ...

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Ever wish you didn’t have to pull on the old monkey suit to appear in court? “Yes, your honor, these are sweat pants I am wearing. You see, I ate Chinese yesterday, and it’s sitting in my gut like an ...

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The litigants without lawyers stroll into the clerk's office in tiny Dade County, plunk down thick packets of divorce forms and ask, "What in the world am I supposed to do with this?" It's a question Dade County Circuit Clerk Brenda Adams (pictured) hears more each week, as pro se litigants trickle into her office in Greenfield, near Springfield. The litigants throw up their hands and ask for help, but there's not much Adams and her clerks can do. "We don't have a law degree," she said. "We're sticking our necks out and helping them file these, and I don't think we're probably supposed to be doing that."

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A man convicted of dealing drugs near a school will get another chance to take his case to court. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has ruled that Brandon A. White’s pro se motion for post-conviction relief was filed ...

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Two inmates might have to pay back the state of Missouri for their incarceration, the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District said Tuesday morning. The appeals court said Victor Hughes’ pro se motion for summary judgment, which a Cole County judge ...

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Where plaintiffs filed three pro se claims against an estate for funeral and agricultural services and the trial court dismissed the claims with prejudice based on a finding that the plaintiffs’ failure to sign the claims was a fatal defect, ...

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