Sixth Circuit· 12/23/2002

Bill Wayne Shepherd v. Billy Wellman

Citations

313 F.3d 963
54 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1299
2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 26449
2002 WL 31854872

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holding that § 1654 “does not permit plaintiffs to appear pro se where interests other than their own are at stake”
holding that a party “cannot proceed pro se with respect to [a decedent’s] § 1983 action [if] he is not the sole beneficiary of the decedent’s estate”
holding that a pro se party may not prosecute a representative wrongful death action brought under section 1983, where the beneficiaries thereof included persons other than himself
holding that a pro se party may not prosecute a representative wrongful death action brought under Section 1983, where the beneficiaries thereof included persons other than himself
explaining that § 1654 does not permit plaintiffs to appear pro se where interests other than their own are at stake
finding that pro se statute “does not permit plaintiffs to appear pro se where interests other than their own are at stake”

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Judges: Keith, Kennedy, Moore

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