Scottini
(PC) Robinson v. Scottini
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAVAUGHN ROBINSON, No. 2:22-cv-1641 DC CSK P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SCOTTINI, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. On November 26, 2024, the Court received a document styled “Motion to Reconsider,” filed by a prisoner named Durrell Puckett “as the attorney of record.” (ECF No. 59.) Mr. Puckett is not an attorney licensed by the State of California1 and cannot represent a fellow prisoner. See Johns v. County of San Diego, 114 F.3d 874, 876 (9th Cir. 1997) (“While a non-attorney may appear pro se on his own behalf, he has no authority to appear as an attorney for others than himself”) (internal quotations and citation omitted); see also Jorss v. Schwarzenegger, 168 F. App’x 825, 826 (9th Cir. 2006) (finding the district court properly dismissed the complaint because the pro se prisoner plaintiff could not represent others). In the future, Mr. Puckett shall refrain from filing…