Edward Rotstein, et al v. Terrafusion, Inc. et al
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ORDER STRIKING ANSWER FILED BY MARK CUKIER. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 2/9/17. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/9/2017)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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TERRAFUSION INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
et al.,
Plaintiffs,
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ORDER STRIKING ANSWER FILED
BY MARK CUKIER
v.
TERRAFUSION, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California
Case No. 15-cv-02993-RS
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On February 9, 2017, the Court received a document from Mark Cukier entitled “Answers
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for the Purpose of Defending Mark Cukier and Demanding Trial By Jury.” In that document, Mr.
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Cukier purports to “deny each and every allegation in the complaint brought against [him].” Mr.
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Cukier, however, is not named in the complaint. Moreover, Defendants answered the complaint
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more than one and a half years ago and the time to file an answer has long passed. See Fed. R.
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Civ. P. 12. In any event, the defendants named in the complaint are corporate entities and, as the
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Court has now made abundantly clear, Mr. Cukier may not represent them. See Dkt. No. 44
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(citing United States v. High Country Broad. Co., 3 F.3d 1244, 1245 (9th Cir. 1993) (“A
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corporation may appear in federal court only through licensed counsel.”); Dkt. No. 51 (same); Dkt.
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No. 55 (same). Accordingly, Mr. Cukier’s “Answer” is hereby stricken. Pursuant to the order
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granting Zvi Silver’s motion to withdraw as counsel, Mr. Silver is directed to forward this order to
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Defendants.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: February 9, 2017
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______________________________________
RICHARD SEEBORG
United States District Judge
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