Georgacarakos v. Wiley et al

Filing 628

Minute ORDER denying 626 Motion for Court to Allow Joseph Dougherty to Intervene, by Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 4/8/09.(gms, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 07-cv-01712-MSK-MEH PETER GEORGACARAKOS, Plaintiff, v. WILEY, et al., Defendants. MINUTE ORDER Entered by Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge, on April 8, 2009. Plaintiff's Motion for Court to Allow Joseph Dougherty to Intervene Here [filed April 7, 2009; docket #626], which the Court construes as Plaintiff's request to file a motion to intervene on behalf of Mr. Dougherty,1 is denied. An individual who is not an attorney admitted to practice in this Court cannot be allowed to represent any other person, class or legal entity. See Cotner v. Hopkins, 795 F.2d 900, 903 (10th Cir. 1986) (plaintiff inmate must assert his own constitutional rights); see also Abdulhaseeb v. Saffle, 65 F. App'x 667, 671 (10th Cir. 2003) (unpublished) (inmate could not raise claim on behalf of fellow inmate); Feliciano v. DuBois, 846 F. Supp. 1033, 1039 (D. Mass. 1994) (citing In re Victor Publishers, Inc., 545 F.2d 285, 286 (1st Cir. 1976)) (same).

1

There is no motion to intervene filed by Joseph Dougherty currently pending before this

Court.