Can a non-lawyer bring a motion in a pro se action on behalf of a class of other citizens?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Berry v. Yosemite Cmty. Coll. Dist., Case No. 1:18-cv-00172-LJO-SAB (E.D. Cal. 2018):
Plaintiff states that she is bringing this action on behalf of a class of other citizens. However, pro se litigants have no authority to represent anyone other than themselves; therefore, they lack the representative capacity to file motions and other documents on behalf of other detainees. See Johns v. County of San Diego, 114 F.3d 874, 877 (9th Cir. 1997) ("[A] non-lawyer 'has no authority to appear as an attorney for others than himself.' ").
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