Jinna E. Miller v. Abbott Laboratories

Case 2:22-cv-05133-SB-AS Document Filed 08/01/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JINNA E. MILLER, Case No. 2:22-cv-05133-SB-AS

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

ABBOTT LABORATORIES et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff Jinna Miller filed this suit pro se in state court, alleging claims as conservator for her half-brother, Julian Fisher, a physically and mentally impaired adult. Defendants Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie, Inc. removed the case based on diversity jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 1.

Local Rule 83-2.2.1 provides that “[a] non-attorney guardian for a minor or incompetent person must be represented by counsel.” See also Equity Tr. Co. v. Brickhaven Condo. Ass’n, No. EDCV 15-2367-JFW (DTBx), 2016 WL 8856651, at *5 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 25, 2016) (“As courts have routinely found, pro se plaintiffs cannot pursue claims on behalf of others in a representative capacity.” (collecting cases)); cf. Johns v. Cnty. of San Diego, 114 F.3d 874, 877 (9th Cir. 1997) (“It goes without saying that it is not in the interest of minors or incompetents that they be represented by non-attorneys.…