Opinion
Case No. 05-74806.
January 5, 2006
ORDER DISMISSING PLAINTIFF'S DECEMBER 20, 2005, COMPLAINT
Plaintiff, Boniface: Boateng, a natural person, purports to represent the corporate entity BONIFACE BOATENG pro se. Boniface: Boateng is not licensed to practice law in any jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1654 states that "in all courts of the United States the parties may plead and conduct their own cases personally or by counsel." However, this does not allow an individual to appear pro se — "for oneself" — on behalf of others. It is well settled law that a non-natural person, i.e., an "artificial entity," may not appear in the courts of the United States other than through an attorney. See, e.g. Rowland v. California Men's Colony, Unit II Men's Advisory Council, 506 U.S. 194, 201-202 (1993). Therefore, the Court hereby DISMISSES Plaintiff's December 20, 2005, Complaint.
IT IS SO ORDERED.