DePonceau v. Pataki

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• power of attorney may not be used to evade prohibition against unauthorized practice of law
• power of attorney may not be used to evade prohibition against unauthorized practice of law
• power of attorney may not be used to evade prohibition against unauthorized practice of law
• “[P]laintiffs have no statutory []or constitutional right to be represented in federal court by a non-lawyer.”
• “A pro se plaintiff may not seek to represent the interests of third-parties.” (citing Iannaccone v. Law, 142 F.3d 553, 558 (2d Cir.1998))
• authority conferred on another by a power of attorney cannot be used to circumscribe state laws that prohibit the practice of law by anyone other than a licensed attorney

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