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Filing Without an Attorney (Pro Se) In Person ? The Pro Se Unit is open and available to the public. ... Mail ? Filings can be mailed to the Pro Se Unit at Clerk's Office, 500 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130. Email ? Filings can be emailed to the Pro Se Unit at prosedocs@laed.uscourts.gov.

A Department of Justice study found that pro se litigants in immigration appeals were successful 10% of the time, compared to a 40% success rate for those represented by pro bono attorneys (often students supervised by law professors).

The state of Louisiana is unique in that nearly all civil actions have a one-year statute of limitations (most states range from two to five years for more claims). The exceptions are the three-year limits on collections of rent and debts and a 10-year statute of limitations for contracts and judgments.

To do so, you need to file a form called an ?In Forma Pauperis? form, or ?IFP? for short. Do I Need Witnesses? Witnesses can testify about facts to help tell your story. They should know the case and have seen or heard the evidence themselves.

Pro se actually means ?for himself,? and in legal terms it means a person represents himself/herself in court when either filing an action or responding to an action without the assistance of an attorney. Pro se litigants are held to the same standard as attorneys.

Both the defendant and the State have the right to a speedy trial, as outlined in Article 701 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure. A defendant's motion for a speedy trial must be accompanied by an affidavit from the defendant's counsel certifying that the defendant and counsel are prepared to proceed to trial.