In re: Debbie Reid O'Gorman

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 IN RE: DEBBIE REID O’GORMAN Case No. 24-cv-00782-JD

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14 15 In this bankruptcy appeal, the appellant, Grant Reynolds Revocable Living Trust Dated 16 September 25, 2020, is purporting to proceed “in pro per” through Grant Reynolds. Dkt. No. 1 at 17 ECF pp. 4-5. Reynolds has also filed for the Trust an “ex parte application for order shortening 18 time for hearing on motion to issue a notice pf pending action.” Dkt. No. 4. 19 There is no indication that Reynolds is a lawyer. “Although a non-attorney may appear in 20 propria persona in his own behalf, that privilege is personal to him. He has no authority to appear 21 as an attorney for others than himself.” C.E. Pope Equity Trust v. United States, 818 F.2d 696, 22 697 (9th Cir. 1987) (citations omitted). Reynolds’ status as a “trustee,” Dkt. No. 4 at 3, makes no 23 difference on this issue. See C.E. Pope Equity Trust, 818 F.2d at 698 (trustee status does not 24 “include[] the right to present arguments pro se [for the trust] in federal court”); see also Civil 25 L.R. 3-9(b) (“A corporation, unincorporated association, partnership or other such entity may 26 appear only through a member of the bar of this Court.”). The Court notes that the transmittal 27 notice of the bankruptcy appeal, Dkt. No. 1 at ECF p.1, also indicates that the filing fee has not 1 The ex parte application, Dkt. No. 4, is consequently terminated, and this appeal will be 2 || dismissed unless the Trust appears through counsel and pays the filing fee by February 29, 2024. 3 IT IS SO ORDERED. 4 Dated: February 15, 2024 5 6 JAMES JPONATO 7 United frates District Judge 8 9 10 11 12

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