Adam Loew v. Janice Greenberg

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 23-10733-SPG-E Date February 1, 2024

Title Adam Loew v. Janice Greenberg et al

Present: The Honorable SHERILYN PEACE GARNETT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Patricia Gomez Not Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

Not Present Not Present

Proceeding: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER Plaintiff is ORDERED to show cause why all claims brought on behalf of parties other than Plaintiff himself should not be dismissed under C.E. Pope Equity Trust v. United States, 818 F.2d 696 (9th Cir. 1987), which makes clear that 28 U.S.C. § 1654 permits parties to “plead and conduct their own cases personally” only when they are “the real party in interest.” C.E. Pope Equity, 818 F.2d at 697. “Although a non-attorney may appear in propria persona in his own behalf, that privilege is personal to him.” Id. As a result, a self-represented litigant “has no authority to appear as an attorney for others than himself.” Id. This rule extends to claims seeking relief on behalf of a self-represented litigant’s…