South Dakota Codified Laws 15-26A-70.1. Pro se filings by party represented by counsel
In any appeal where a party is represented by counsel, the clerk of the Supreme Court shall not accept for filing any pro se briefs, pleadings, motions or other documents. In the event that such documents are presented for filing, the clerk shall acknowledge receipt and notify the party, and those the party has served such documents upon, that the documents are not being filed pursuant to this rule. The clerk shall notify counsel of record of the receipt of the documents and their return, including with the notification copies of such documents. This rule shall not apply to pro se pleadings or documents directed to the court concerning the performance of appellate counsel or briefs filed pursuant to State v. Korth, 2002 SD 101, 650 N.W.2d 528.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-26A-70.1
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Pro se: A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.
Source: SL 2009, ch 279 (Supreme Court Rule 08-09), eff. Nov. 1, 2008.