Michael B. Ross, by His Next Friend, Donna Dunham v. Theresa Lantz, Commissioner of Corrections

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• holding that sister of prisoner could not assert “next friend” status where prisoner was not disabled or incompetent, and she made no showing that he could not act on his own behalf
• holding that sister of death row prisoner could not assert “next friend” status where prisoner was not disabled or incompetent, and she made no showing that he could not act on his own behalf
• holding that sister of death row prisoner could not assert “next friend” status where prisoner was not disabled or incompetent, and she made no showing that he could not act on his own behalf
• holding that sister of death row prisoner could not assert “next friend” status where prisoner was not disabled or incompetent, and she made no showing that he could not act on his own behalf
• denying “next friend” standing to sister of death row inmate
• denying “next friend” standing to sister of death row inmate

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