Adobe Systems Incorporated v. Appledeals, LLC et al

Filing 30

ORDER VACATING HEARING DATE AND GRANTING MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL 24 .. (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 1/23/2018)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED,
Plaintiff,

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Case No. 17-cv-05472-SI

v.
APPLEDEALS, LLC, et al.,
Defendants.

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ORDER VACATING HEARING DATE
AND GRANTING MOTION TO
WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL
Re: Dkt. No. 24

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On January 5, 2018, counsel for defendants Appledeals, LLC and Prince Armah filed a

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motion for leave to withdraw as counsel for defendants. Dkt. No. 24. The motion is set for hearing

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on February 9, 2018. Plaintiff has informed the Court it does not oppose the motion to withdraw.

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Dkt. No. 26.

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The Court notes that a corporation may appear in federal court only through licensed

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counsel. Rowland v. California Men's Colony, Unit II Men's Advisory Council, 506 U.S. 194, 202

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(1993); see also Civil L.R. 3-9(b). Sanctions (including default or dismissal) may be imposed for

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failure to comply with local rules. Civil L.R. 3-9(a). Here, defendant Appledeals LLC is a

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corporation. When a corporation fails to retain counsel to represent it in an action, its answer may

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be stricken and a default judgment entered against it. Crandall v. Semillon Inc., No. 15CV1257-

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GPC(NLS), 2016 WL 4479397, at *2 (S.D. Cal. Aug. 25, 2016).
Accordingly, the motion is GRANTED. Defendants may have until forty-five days (45)
from the date of this order to substitute counsel in this case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 23, 2018
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SUSAN ILLSTON
United States District Judge