context: Freedom's assertion that the judgment is void is based on the fact that it was signed on Freedom's behalf by a non-attorney. The fact that a non-attorney represented a party in a judicial proceeding does not render the resulting judgment void per se.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: district court's denial of motion to vacate judgment on the basis of fraud (60(b
citation_a.sentence: See Alexander, 882 F.2d 421 (district court’s denial of motion to vacate judgment on the basis of fraud (60(b)(3)) not an abuse of discretion despite the fact that appellant’s trial counsel was unlicensed); cf. Scandia Down Corp. v. Euroquilt, Inc., 772 F.2d 1423 (7th Cir.1985) (although a corporation may not appear pro se, district court’s denial of appellant’s motion for new trial is not reversible error even though appellant corporation was represented at trial by its non-attorney president), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1147, 106 S.Ct. 1801, 90 L.Ed.2d 346 (1986); E.E.O.C. v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 611 F.2d 795, 800 (10th Cir.1979) (consent decree not void even if it violates federal law), cert. denied, 446 U.S. 952, 100 S.Ct. 2918, 64 L.Ed.2d 809 (1980).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.parenthetical: consent decree not void even if it violates federal law
citation_b.sentence: See Alexander, 882 F.2d 421 (district court’s denial of motion to vacate judgment on the basis of fraud (60(b)(3)) not an abuse of discretion despite the fact that appellant’s trial counsel was unlicensed); cf. Scandia Down Corp. v. Euroquilt, Inc., 772 F.2d 1423 (7th Cir.1985) (although a corporation may not appear pro se, district court’s denial of appellant’s motion for new trial is not reversible error even though appellant corporation was represented at trial by its non-attorney president), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1147, 106 S.Ct. 1801, 90 L.Ed.2d 346 (1986); E.E.O.C. v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 611 F.2d 795, 800 (10th Cir.1979) (consent decree not void even if it violates federal law), cert. denied, 446 U.S. 952, 100 S.Ct. 2918, 64 L.Ed.2d 809 (1980).