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Unincorporated association needs attorney to sue

Unincorporated association needs attorney to sue

Unincorporated association needs attorney to sue

An unincorporated nonprofit association in Ohio can’t file suit in court without the assistance of an attorney, the state Supreme Court has ruled. Under the state’s rule that only a licensed attorney may file pleadings on behalf of another party, the Court found that the Army of the Twelve Monkeys, an unincorporated association of inmates who had filed a claim against the Warren Correctional Institution, was an entity separate and apart from its members and could not proceed without representation by an attorney. It cited the provisions of the Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act that had been adopted by the state and found that a member of the association who was not an...

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