Advisory to the Pro Se Litigant #2: How Do I Determine if Civil Litigation is An Appropriate Means With Which to Resolve a Problem

· Courts Resolve Disputes Only Where There Are Disputes Involving Federal State or Local Law Courts, as part of the judicial branch of our federal and state governments, are charged with deciding disputes under Local, State and Federal law. They determine whether the individual or group being sued, [known as the defendant(s)] has violated the law the individual or group bringing the suit [known as the plaintiff(s)] claims. Often individuals and groups have moral, ethical and religious disputes that do not involve Local, State and Federal law. Courts will refuse to hear disputes that are not governed by applicable Local, State, or Federal Law. · Judges are required to interpret and apply Local, State, and Federal Law, not their own beliefs, ethics, or morals. Judges are not allowed to impose their own morality, ethics, values, or sense of righteousness on litigants. Further, litigants are not asked to try to convince courts of their ethics, values, or sense of righteousness. Instead, courts interpret the law. What does it mean to interpret the law? The word interpret means to: explain or tell the meaning of something. In the context of courts, this is usually limited to (1) determining what laws apply to a given situation or dispute; (2) determining how those laws apply to and govern the particular situation or dispute.