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67 Docket D1 (2019)

handle is hein.journals/dock67 and id is 1 raw text is: Buffalo Law Review THE DOCKET VOLUME 67 APRIL 2019 NUMBER 1 The Time In Between: A Response to A Theory of Civil Problem-Solving Courts DANIEL M. COBLEt ABSTRACT As small claims courts grow in numbers and popularity, more issues are beginning to rise to the surface. These issues stem from a lack of understanding of the process, not following the court's procedural rules, and many others revolving around pro se litigants. As criminal courts begin to shift how they treat the underlying issues of defendants, so are the ideas for how to handle civil litigants. Most of the solutions proposed for solving civil courts' issues are admirable and likely to succeed. However, as a magistrate judge and former prosecutor who worked closely with South Carolina's first homeless court, I believe that we need to implement two solutions before the long-term plans can be realized: enforcing current contract law through the lens of pro se relaxation, and the application of homeless court principles. I. INTRODUCTION In a recent New York University Law Review article, Professor Jessica K. Steinberg wrote a compelling and much t Daniel M. Coble is the associate chief magistrate judge for Richland County, South Carolina. Prior to his appointment as a magistrate judge, he worked as a state prosecutor and as the prosecutor in charge of the state's first homeless court. Special thanks to George Cauthen and many others for their work in establishing this court. D1

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