Can a non-attorney guardian bring a lawsuit pro se on behalf of a minor or conservatee?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Alexander-Kasparik v. Trilogy Real Estate Mgmt., Case No.: 15cv291 AJB (NLS) (S.D. Cal. 2015):
Specifically, a non-attorney guardian cannot bring a lawsuit pro se on behalf of a minor or conservatee because the issue "'falls squarely within the ambit of the principles that militate against allowing non-lawyers to represent others in court.'" Johns, 114 F.3d at 877 (quoting Brown v. Ortho Diagnostic Sys., Inc., 868 F.Supp. 168, 172 (E.D.Va.1994)). The policy underlying the rule aims to protect the minor's or conservatee's interests:
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