Ples Elworth Russell and Roy Russell v. United States

Pies Elworth Russell has filed with the Chief Judge of this Court (a) a “Motion for Probation of Sentence,” invoking jurisdiction under Title 28, United States Code §§ 1291 and 1651(a), and (b) a “Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum,” in support of (a) above, invoking jurisdiction under Title 28 United States Code § 2241 .

Pies Elworth Russell purportedly files both his motion and his petition on behalf of Roy Russell as well. Pies El-worth Russell alone signed it. Pies El-worth Russell is allegedly confined at the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, and Roy Russell at a federal institution at Terminal Island, San Pedro, California.

Both the motion and the petition have been referred by the Chief Judge to this panel of the Court.

A litigant appearing in propria persona has no authority to represent anyone other than himself. Cf. Carrigan v. California State Legislature et al., 9 Cir., 263 F.2d 560 . There is, therefore, no matter presently before us presented by, or on behalf of, Roy Russell.

We turn to Pies Russell.

Title 28 of the United States Code § 1291 gives this Court jurisdiction of appeals from all final decisions of the district courts…