Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 4, § 860 (2026)

Management of causes by parties or counsel

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Parties may plead and manage their own causes in court or do so by the aid of such counsel as they see fit to employ. No person whose name has been struck from the roll of attorneys for misconduct shall plead or manage causes in court under a power of attorney for any other party or be eligible for appointment as a notary public. [PL 1981, c. 456, Pt. A, §6 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1981, c. 456, §A6 (AMD).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1969–2022 · leading case: State of Maine v. Carine Reeves, 2022 ME 10 (Me. 2022).

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State of Maine v. Carine Reeves, 2022 ME 10 (Me. 2022). “13 Reeves also argues that the trial court violated his rights under 4 M.R.S. § 860 (2021) when it denied his request to represent himself.”

Haynes v. Jackson, 2000 ME 11 (Me. 2000). “See 4 M.R.S.A. § 860 (1989). At one time, “any citizen of good moral character who produce[d] in court a letter of attorney was permitted” to represent his principal.”

State v. Gaudette, 431 A.2d 31 (Me. 1981). “When, however, the prosecutor deliberately undertook to elicit Tourtelotte’s testimony as to what he had supposedly heard the judge say, in the prior proceeding, with respect to her reasons for finding *34 the defendant not guilty, the situation was markedly different.”

Blessing v. Dow Chem. Co., 521 A.2d 1176 (Me. 1987). “4 M.R.S.A. § 860 (Supp.1986); Me. Const, art.”

State v. Crafts, 425 A.2d 194 (Me. 1981). “4 M.R.S.A. § 860. Management of causes by parties or counsel Parties may plead and manage their own causes in court or do so by the aid of such counsel as they see fit to employ.”

Westberry v. State, 254 A.2d 44 (Me. 1969). “4 M.R.S.A. § 860. “Parties may plead and manage their own causes in court or do so by the aid of such counsel as they see fit to employ.”

State v. Rupert, 169 A.3d 423 (Me. 2017). “§ 807(3)(B) (2016); see also 4 M.R.S. § 860 (2016): Neither section 807(3)(B) nor any other statutory exception or court rule, however, entitles Rupert to be represented in this case by a person who is not admitted to the Maine bar, 2 See Haynes, 2000 ME 11, ¶ 14 , 744 A.”

Levesque v. Lilley (Me. Super. Ct 2017). “In their opposition to the motion to disqualify, the Levesques argue that if the motion to disqualify is granted, Flynn would move to intervene as the real party in interest. On the present state of the record, the court cannot see any reason why that motion would not be granted.”

State of Maine v. Benjamin J. Rupert, 2017 ME 181 (Me. 2017). “§ 807(3)(B) (2016); see also 4 M.R.S. § 860 (2016). 4 Neither section 807(3)(B) nor any other statutory exception or court rule, however, entitles Rupert to be represented in this case by a person who is not admitted to the Maine bar.”

State of Maine v. Mark J. Lipski, 2019 ME 148 (Me. 2019). “When a defendant’s liberty is not at stake, the defendant has a right to obtain legal representation privately, 4 M.R.S. § 860 (2018), but there is no constitutional requirement that counsel be provided by the State.”

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