Sean Solomon v. Phizer Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. SEAN SOLOMON, Case No. 23-cv-01104-NC Plaintiffs, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE SHOULD NOT BE v. DISMISSED FOR LACK OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION
PHIZER INC., BIONTECH SE,
Re: ECF 5, 7 Defendants. 9 This Court orders pro se relator Sean Solomon to show cause why this case should || not be dismissed for lack of legal representation. The United States declined to intervene 12 || in this gui tam action under the False Claims Act on August 18, 2023. ECF 5. Solomon
|| seeks to proceed with the action pro se. ECF 7. The right to self-representation is a
14 || limited one. See CLE. Pope Equity Tr. v. United States, 818 F.2d 696, 697 (9th Cir. 1987).
|| Pro se litigants may not represent others. Jd. Though relators may initiate gui tam actions,