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28 U.S.C. § 1654

Appearance personally or by counsel

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 1654, Appearance personally or by counsel, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465313
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In all courts of the United States the parties may plead and conduct their own cases personally or by counsel as, by the rules of such courts, respectively, are permitted to manage and conduct causes therein.

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