context: Plaintiff Rosemarie Howell also refers to Brian Howell as her husband in an e-mail, which was included in the filings submitted to the court, asking for Brian Howell's pension information. This court has held that a spouse is considered immediate family when considering the ability of a pro se litigant to represent the spouse.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 81 Fed.Cl. 234, 234
citation_a.parenthetical: defining "immediate family members" as a person's parents, spouse, children, and siblings
citation_a.sentence: See Kogan v. United States, 107 Fed.Cl. 707, 708-09 (2012) (referring to an order granting defendant’s wife, who is not an attorney, the ability to represent defendant pursuant to RCFC 83.1(a)(3)); see also Black’s Law Dictionary 720 (10th ed. 2014) (defining immediate family as including a person’s spouse); Chief War Eagle Family Ass’n & Treaty of 1837 & 1917 Reinstatement v. United States, 81 Fed.Cl. 234, 234 (2007) (defining “immediate family members” as a person’s parents, spouse, children, and siblings) (citing Black’s Law Dictionary 638 (8th ed. 2004)).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 107 Fed.Cl. 707, 708-09
citation_b.parenthetical: referring to an order granting defendant's wife, who is not an attorney, the ability to represent defendant pursuant to RCFC 83.1(a)(3
citation_b.sentence: See Kogan v. United States, 107 Fed.Cl. 707, 708-09 (2012) (referring to an order granting defendant’s wife, who is not an attorney, the ability to represent defendant pursuant to RCFC 83.1(a)(3)); see also Black’s Law Dictionary 720 (10th ed. 2014) (defining immediate family as including a person’s spouse); Chief War Eagle Family Ass’n & Treaty of 1837 & 1917 Reinstatement v. United States, 81 Fed.Cl. 234, 234 (2007) (defining “immediate family members” as a person’s parents, spouse, children, and siblings) (citing Black’s Law Dictionary 638 (8th ed. 2004)).