Emerson v. Johnson RV

Opinion

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON JACKIE EMERSON, CASE NO. C21-1469-JCC Plaintiff, MINUTE ORDER v. JOHNSON RV, et al., Defendants.

The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable John C. Coughenour, United States District Judge: This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ stipulated motion to revise the case caption (Dkt. No. 23). Plaintiff moves to amend pursuant to written consent of the adverse parties under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a). Strict rules govern who can represent a litigant in federal court. Generally, the only permissible representative is a licensed and admitted attorney. See C.E. Pope Equity Trust v. United States, 818 F.2d 696, 697-98 (9th Cir.1987). Accordingly, the Court STRIKES the motion improperly signed by Brian Del Gatto on behalf of Defendant Triple E. Recreational Ltd. (“Triple E”). (Dkt. No. 23.) The parties must refile the motion properly signed by each party or its permissible representative. // // DATED this 28th day of March 2022. Ravi Subramanian Clerk of Court s/Sandra Rawski Deputy Clerk