84.36%
Meaning: In Florida, 84% of pro se civil rights litigants are black (DOAH)Context: only 17% of Florida's population is black (census.gov)Takeaway: rules which treat pro selitigants differently will disproportionately impact black people
Table A Pro Se Status by Race
Race
Pro Se
Rep'd
Total
%
asian
23
9
32
28%
black
723
261
984
27%
indian
6
2
8
25%
white
105
58
163
36%
Table B Pro Se Status for Black People
Group
Pro Se
Rep'd
Total
%
black
723
261
984
27%
non-black
134
69
203
34%
Notes
"All" signifies every civil rights litigant who identified his/her race (sum of Table A's "Total" column)
Data Source: public records from DOAH's civil rights cases (see raw data)
Primary Analysis: a disproportionately large percentage of pro se litigants are black (84% = 723/857).
Secondary Analysis: black people:
seek relief [from civil rights abuses] more often than non-black people; and
receive significantly less assistance.
Therefore, they represent a dramatically high amount of pro se civil rights litigants.