Can a parent bring a pro se lawsuit on behalf of a minor?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Leonard v. Denny, No. 2:12-cv-00915 GGH P (E.D. Cal. 2012):
Plaintiff cannot bring an action on behalf of a minor child without retaining a lawyer. See Johns v. County of San Diego, 114 F.3d 874, 877 (9th Cir. 1997) (issue of whether a parent can bring a pro se lawsuit on behalf of a minor falls squarely within the ambit of
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