Das et al v. WMC Mortgage Corp et al

Filing 131

ORDER DENYING #130 STIPULATION TO SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on 11/14/2011. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/14/2011) (Additional attachment(s) added on 11/16/2011: #1 certificate of mailing) (mpb, COURT STAFF).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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MADHVAMUNI K. DAS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
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WMC MORTGAGE CORP., et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No.: 10-CV-00650-LHK
ORDER DENYING STIPULATION TO
SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL

On November 9, 2011, Defendant Bonafide Financial filed a Stipulation and Order to

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Substitute their Attorney Out of the Case and Represent Itself. ECF No. 130. Pursuant to Civil

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Local Rule 3-9(b), a corporation may appear only through a member of the bar of this Court. The

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stipulation states that “Defendant’s new representative will be itself” and lists Shalini Goyal as the

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contact person. ECF No. 130, at 2. The stipulation does not represent that Shalini Goyal is a

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member of the bar of this Court, or even a licensed attorney in any jurisdiction. Id. Accordingly,

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the Court DENIES Bonafide’s Stipulation. If Bonafide does not obtain counsel within 30 days,

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Plaintiffs may: (1) file a motion for entry of default within 14 days of Bonafide’s failure to obtain

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new counsel; and (2) file a motion for default judgment within 30 days of Bonafide’s failure to

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obtain new counsel.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: November 14, 2011

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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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Case No.: 10-CV-00650-LHK
ORDER DENYING STIPULATION TO SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL