Opinion
No. 4:15CV629 RLW
04-23-2015
JOSEPH ANTONIO WEAVER, Plaintiff, v. HERBERT L. BERNSEN, Defendant
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Joseph Weaver has filed this civil rights action on behalf of several other prisoners at the St. Louis City Justice Center. He has not named himself as a plaintiff, and he purports to be the other inmates' agent. However, plaintiff is not authorized to practice law.
Non-lawyers may sue on their own behalf, but they may not sue on behalf of others. See 28 U.S.C. § 1654; see also 7A Wright, Miller & Kane, Federal Practice and Procedure: Civil 3d § 1769.1 ("class representatives cannot appear pro se."). As a result, this action has not been properly filed, and it is summarily dismissed.
If any of the prisoners named in the complaint wish to file a civil rights action based on the facts alleged in the complaint, they must file individual lawsuits.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice.
An Order of Dismissal will be filed separately.
Dated this 23rd day of April, 2015.
/s/_________
RONNIE L. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE