NOR does the power of attorney permit a non-lawyer attorney in fact to sue on behalf of the principal in his or her own name. A power of attorney differs from a Form 50 in that a power of attorney DOES NOT permit the holder to represent the principal in court. In contrast, a Form 50 DOES authorize a designated representative to represent an artificial entity or public body in court. Because a judgment based on representation by an unauthorized person is void, the clerk should not accept filings from non-lawyer attorneys in fact. If a complaint signed by a non-lawyer attorney in fact is inadvertently accepted by the clerk, the judge should require the complaint to be amended and a lawyer to be obtained or the party to appear pro se .
Directive is rescinded.