D.C. Circuit Rules That Pro Se Pleading Leniency Doesn’t Apply To Attorney

(August 7, 2024, 9:23 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The pleading leniency for pro se litigants does not extend to attorneys, the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in a retaliation case filed by a former Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) attorney, affirming the trial court’s ruling dismissing the attorney’s suit....