Wint v. Sheriff

5 Citing cases

  1. Williams v. Walmart

    2:24-cv-464-ECM-CWB (M.D. Ala. Oct. 4, 2024)

    (citation omitted); see also Wint by & through Wint v. Fla. Palm Beach Sheriff, 842 Fed.Appx. 468, 471 (11th Cir. 2021) (“Ordinarily, if a party is represented by a non-attorney, a court may dismiss without prejudice.”).

  2. York v. Macon Cnty. Police Dep't

    5:23-CV-00488-MTT-CHW (M.D. Ga. Jan. 12, 2024)

    Furthermore, “in certain types of litigation,” the Eleventh Circuit has “held that a next friend cannot represent the plaintiff i[n] a pro se capacity.” Wint by and through Wint v. Fla. Palm Beach Sheriff, 842 Fed.Appx. 468, 47071 (11th Cir. 2021) (per curiam).

  3. White v. United States

    2:21-cv-667-RHA-CWB (M.D. Ala. Oct. 4, 2022)   Cited 1 times

    . When a non-attorney attempts to represent a party, the pleadings typically are deemed a nullity and subject to dismissal. See Wint by & through Wint v. Fla. Palm Beach Sheriff, 842 Fed.Appx. 468, 471 (11th Cir. 2021), cert. denied sub nom. Wint By & Through Wint v. Bradshaw, 141 S.Ct. 2578 (2021) (“Ordinarily, if a party is represented by a non-attorney, a court may dismiss without prejudice.”).

  4. Herring v. Hooper

    2:20-cv-00512-ECM-CWB (M.D. Ala. Aug. 4, 2022)

    Plaintiff Herring therefore may not bring a claim on behalf of Sandra Ann Stokes, and all attempts to do so should be dismissed as a nullity. Wint by & through Wint v. Fla. Palm Beach Sheriff, 842 Fed.Appx. 468, 471 (11th Cir.), cert. denied sub nom. Wint By & Through Wint v. Bradshaw, 141 S.Ct. 2578 (2021) (“Ordinarily, if a party is represented by a non-attorney, a court may dismiss without prejudice.”);

  5. Martin v. United States

    No. CV420-046 (S.D. Ga. Jun. 6, 2022)

    Recently, the Eleventh Circuit has described the question of “if and when a next friend may proceed pro se,” in the context of habeas petitions as “less settled.” Wint by and through Wint v. Florida Palm Beach Sheriff, 842 Fed.Appx. 468, 471 (11th Cir. 2021). Since, as discussed below, Dee has not qualified as a “next friend,” the question of whether he could occupy that status pro se is moot.