United States of America v. Gumbaytay et al

Filing 184

ORDER; Upon consideration of the Motion to Withdraw as Counsel 182 filed on June7, 2010, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is DENIED. Signed by Hon. Chief Judge Mark E. Fuller on 6/15/2010. (jg, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA N O R T H E R N DIVISION U N IT E D STATES OF AMERICA, P L A IN T IF F , v. J A M A R L O K. GUMBAYTAY, et al., D EFEN D A N TS. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C A S E NO. 2:08cv-573-MEF (W O )

ORDER U p o n consideration of the Motion to Withdraw as Counsel (Doc. #182) filed on June 7 , 2010, it is hereby O R D E R E D that the motion is DENIED. Millenia Properties, LLC is an artificial e n tity which cannot appear pro se or be represented by an unlicensed layman in federal court b u t must be represented by counsel. See, e.g., Palazzo v. Gulf Oil Corp., 764 F.2d 1381, 1 3 8 4 ­ 8 6 (11th Cir. 1981); Streeter v. Office of Douglas R. Burgess, LLC, No. 107-cv-97, 2 0 0 8 WL 508456, at *4 (M.D. Ala. Feb. 21, 2008). D O N E this the 15th day of June, 2010. /s/ Mark E. Fuller CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE