explaining that courts may not stray from procedural rules simply because litigant represents self.
How later courts described this case
- explaining that courts may not stray from procedural rules simply because litigant represents self.
- explaining that courts may not stray from procedural rules simply because litigant represent self.
- noting Flenniken exception did not apply where none of plaintiff’s DTPA violation evidence pertained to the actual sales transaction or to a deceptive act related to the original financing of the home
- “[W]ithout proper citation, the voluminous nature of th[e] record makes it difficult to discern where there is any support for many of [appellant’s] complaints.”
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
William J. Boyce, Justice,
concurring.
I join the majority opinion and write separately in light of the dissenting opinion’s contentions'.
Christine Reule is entitled to appropriate and respectful treatment in the litigation process. So is the.trial court. So are .the appellees and their counsel. So are the jurors who fulfilled their civic duty; heard her case; and had the duration of their jury service prolonged by her conduct. So are other litigants — including other pro se litigants — -seeking their share of finite court time and resources to obtain timely resolution of disputes important to their lives. The trial court acted with restraint; patience, and courtesy during *623 the proceedings below when faced with challenging conduct that frequently was disruptive, dilatory,, and disrespectful.