In Re: SK Foods, L.P

Filing 37

ORDER signed by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 6/6/12 ORDERING that Oral Argument in this case will be heard on 7/23/2012 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 4 (LKK) before Judge Lawrence K. Karlton. The unrepresented Salyer business entities may not appear or argue on their own behalf; therefore they cannot be heard at oral argument unless they have previously engaged counsel and counsel has entered an appearance in this case. (Kastilahn, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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IN RE:
SK FOODS, L.P.,

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Debtor.

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SCOTT SALYER, et al.,

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Appellants,

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CIV. S-11-2987 LKK

v.
O R D E R

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SK FOODS, L.P., et al.,
Appellees.

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The parties have advised the court that this case is ready for
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oral argument.1 In addition, the court recently granted the motion
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of Farella Braun + Martel LLP, to withdraw as counsel for all the
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Salyer entities in this case, other than CSSS, LP.2

See Dkt. No.

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36.

Accordingly, the court orders as follows:

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Oral argument in this case will be heard on July 23, 2012

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at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom Four;
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See Dkt. No. 27.

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motion.

Appellant CSSS, LP, was not included in the withdrawal
See Dkt. Nos. 30 & 31.

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The unrepresented Salyer business entities may not appear

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or argue on their own behalf;3 therefore they cannot be heard at

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oral argument unless they have previously engaged counsel and

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counsel has entered an appearance in this case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED:

June 6, 2012.

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"A corporation may appear in federal court only through
licensed counsel," U.S. v. High Country Broadcasting Co., Inc., 3
F.3d 1244, 1245 (9th Cir. 1993), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 826 (1994),
and "as the courts have recognized, the rationale for that rule
applies equally to all artificial entities." Rowland v. California
Men's Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 202 (1993).
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