>Also, rejecting something out of hand simply because a lawyer didn't draft it seems really antithetical to what a judge should be doing. There is no requirement for a lawyer to be utilized.
This is 100% wrong. Pro Se litigation is well regulated, in the first case a non lawyer tried to file in representation of his company, which is not himself so it's not pro se, and you need to be a licensed lawyer to represent someone else.
"So because the lawsuit pertains to copyright, we can ignore possible constitutional issues because it'll make things take longer?"
Not quite, the contention is that the judge doesn't see how it would be successful, so it would be a delay that never addresses a constitutional issue by her judgment.
This is 100% wrong. Pro Se litigation is well regulated, in the first case a non lawyer tried to file in representation of his company, which is not himself so it's not pro se, and you need to be a licensed lawyer to represent someone else.
"So because the lawsuit pertains to copyright, we can ignore possible constitutional issues because it'll make things take longer?"
Not quite, the contention is that the judge doesn't see how it would be successful, so it would be a delay that never addresses a constitutional issue by her judgment.