JONES EX REL. JONES v. SYNTEX LABORATORIES, INC.

No. 99 C 3113.

212 F.Supp.2d 788 (2001)

Terrell JONES, Jr., a minor, and best friend, Lois JONES, Plaintiffs, v. SYNTEX LABORATORIES, INC., a corporation; Syntex (USA), Inc., a corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

October 19, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrel Jones, Jr., Lois Jones, Chicago, IL, for Pro se.

Richard Charles Palmer, Jeffrey A. McIntyre, Bethany L. Hengsbach, Christopher M. Kanis, Heather M. Martin, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, Richard L. Josephson, Baker & Botts, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MORAN, Senior District Judge.

Defendants move to bar plaintiff's mother from participating in the lawsuit. That motion is granted.

The law is clear that a parent (or, for that matter, a guardian) cannot represent a minor or disabled child. He or she must be represented by counsel. Collinsgru v. Palmyra Board of Education, 161 F.3d 225, 231 (3d Cir.1998); Wenger v. Canastota...

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