Allied World Insurance Company v. TEC Construction Services et al

Filing 15

ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 6/27/2016 ORDERING within thirty days, TEC and Eternity shall retain licensed counsel. If they do not, the court will enter their default. (Reader, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ALLIED WORLD INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Plaintiff,

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No. 2:16-cv-01092-KJM-KJN

ORDER
v.
TEC CONSTRUCTION SERVICES,
INC., et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff Allied World Insurance Company filed a complaint on May 20, 2016.

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ECF No. 1. Each defendant filed an answer on June 22, 2016, none represented by counsel. ECF

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Nos. 11–14. The defendants include two corporations, TEC Construction Services, Inc., and

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Eternity Challenge, Inc. See Compl. ¶¶ 5–6; TEC Answer at 2, ECF No. 11; Eternity Answer at

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2, ECF No. 12.

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“A corporation may appear in federal court only through licensed counsel.”

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United States v. High Country Broad. Co., 3 F.3d 1244, 1245 (9th Cir. 1993) (per curiam);

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accord E.D. Cal. L.R. 183(a) (“A corporation or other entity may appear only by an attorney.”).

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The court may enter default against any corporation that appears without an attorney. High

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Country, 3 F.3d at 1245.
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Within thirty days, TEC and Eternity shall retain licensed counsel. If they do not,
the court will enter their default.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: June 27, 2016

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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