Wagner v. House Of Christ Ministries, Inc. et al

Filing 28

ORDER. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter default against Tacolandia, LLC. The Clerk of Court is further DIRECTED to mail a copy of this Order to Tacolandia, LLC to the address reflected on the docket. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leslie Hoffman Price on 1/27/2025. (MKH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION

TAVIA WAGNER,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 6:24-cv-1843-PGB-LHP

HOUSE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES,
INC. and TACOLANDIA, LLC,
Defendants

ORDER

(And Direction to Clerk of Court)
This cause comes before the Court sua sponte. Plaintiff instituted this action
by complaint filed against Defendants House of Christ Ministries, Inc. and
Tacolandia, LLC on October 11, 2024. Doc. No. 1. Defendants initially appeared
in the case through counsel.

Doc. No. 11.

However, on December 20, 2024,

counsel withdrew from representing Tacolandia, LLC. Doc. Nos. 17–18. 1 In the
Order granting withdrawal, the Court noted that Tacolandia, LLC cannot proceed

1 House of Christ Ministries, Inc. remains represented by counsel, and Plaintiff and

House of Christ Ministries, Inc. have filed a notice of settlement. Doc. Nos. 11, 27. This
Order pertains to Tacolandia, LLC alone.

pro se. Doc. No. 18, at 2 (citing S.E.C. v. Merchant Cap., LLC, 486 F. App’x 93, 94 n.1
(11th Cir. 2012) (“It is well established . . . that a business organization cannot appear
pro se and must be represented by counsel, not merely by a stockholder or officer.”)).
Accordingly, the Court permitted Tacolandia, LLC thirty (30) days to retain new
counsel and to cause counsel to appear on its behalf.

Id. at 2–3.

The Court

cautioned Tacolandia, LLC that failure to do so “may result in the entry of default
without further notice.” Id. at 3.
The thirty (30) day deadline lapsed on January 21, 2025. Doc. No. 18; see also
Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)(1)(C). But on review of the docket, no counsel has appeared on
behalf of Tacolandia, LLC. Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter
default against Tacolandia, LLC. The Clerk of Court is further DIRECTED to mail
a copy of this Order to Tacolandia, LLC to the address reflected on the docket.
DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on January 27, 2025.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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