Back Shop Tiefkuhl GMBH v. GN Trade, Inc. et al

Filing 27

ORDER signed by Judge William B. Shubb on 07/31/2012 CONTINUING hearing re 20 MOTION to WITHDRAW until August 13, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 5. (Streeter, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BACK SHOP TIEFKÜHL GMBH, a
foreign corporation,

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Plaintiff,

NO. CIV. 2:12-540 WBS KJN

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v.

ORDER

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GN TRADE, INC., A California
Corporation; VLADIMIR DEMIN;
VLADIMIR SHEVCHENKO; ALEX
ALMANSKY; and DOES 1 through
10, inclusive,

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Defendants.
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----oo0oo---Dimitriy Shchebenko, Esq., seeks to withdraw from his

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representation of defendants Vladimir Demin and GN Trade, Inc.

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(“defendants”).

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appeared; however, neither Demin nor a representative for GN

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Trade, Inc., appeared.

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had informed his clients about the consequences of his

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withdrawal, including the fact that GN Trade, Inc., cannot appear

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pro se, D-Beam Ltd. P’ship v. Roller Derby Skates, Inc., 366 F.3d

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972, 974 (9th Cir. 2004), and thus its default may be taken if it

At a hearing on July 30, 2012, Shchebenko

At the hearing, Shchebenko stated that he

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fails to obtain representation.

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Because defendants failed to appear at the hearing, the

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court was unable to satisfy itself that defendants understand the

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consequences of the court granting Shchebenko’s motion to

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withdraw.

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motion to withdraw and order defendants to appear.

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The court will therefore reschedule the hearing on the

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the motion to withdraw

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(Docket No. 20) is reset for August 13, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in

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Courtroom No. 5, which is located on the fourteenth floor of the

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Robert T. Matsui Federal Building, 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA.

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Defendants Vladimir Demin and a representative of GN Trade, Inc.,

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are ordered to appear in person for the hearing.

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Demin and a representative of GN Trade, Inc., to appear at the

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hearing may amount to contempt of court and could result in

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sanctions being imposed against defendants.

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ordered to serve this Order on Demin and GN Trade, Inc., within

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five days of the date of this Order and file a copy of the proof

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of service with the court.

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DATED:

July 31, 2012

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Failure of

Shchebenko is