Can a pro se litigant who is not a lawyer for the purpose of representing other defendants in a civil proceeding have the authority to act as an attorney for others than himself?
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The following excerpt is from Williams v. Price, Case No. 1:18-cv-00102-LJO-SAB (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2018):
Plaintiff brings this action seeking an injunction for all similarly situated individuals. 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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