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Eleventh Circuit· 9/5/1997

Devine Ex Rel. Devine v. Indian River County School Board

Citations

  • 121 F.3d 576
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 23199
  • 1997 WL 517007

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding “that parents who are not attorneys may not bring a pro se action on their child’s behalf”
  • holding “that parents who are not attorneys may not bring a pro se action on their child’s behalf”
  • determining that, while Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c) allows a parent to sue on behalf of their minor child, the rule does not allow a non-attorney parent to function as legal counsel for the child
  • explaining that Rule 17 “permits authorized representatives ... to sue on behalf of [the person or entity for whose benefit the action is brought], but does not confer any right upon such representatives to serve as legal counsel”
  • explaining that while Rule 17(c), Fed. R. Civ. P., permits a parent to sue on behalf of a minor child, it does not permit a non-attorney parent to act as legal counsel for the child in such an action
  • explaining that while Rule 17(c), Fed. R. Civ. P., permits a parent to sue on behalf of a minor child, it does not permit a non-attorney parent to act as legal counsel for the child in such an action

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Judges: Barkett, Harris, Kravitch

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