HEBERT et al v. WALLET RECOVERY LTD

Filing 15

ORDER denying 7 Motion to Set Aside Default; granting 9 Motion to Strike 8 Answer to Complaint and STRIKING Defendant's 8 Answer and all Accompanying Exhibits. Defendant's Answer and Accompanying Exhibits are Hereby Sealed Because they Contain Unredacted Personal Information.Ordered by U.S. District Judge W. Louis Sands on 11/05/13 (cma)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
MACON DIVISION
BONNIE HEBERT and
PATRICK HEBERT,
Plaintiffs,
v.
WALLET RECOVERY LTD. d/b/a
WALLET INTERNATIONAL,
Defendant.

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CASE NO.: 5:13-CR-64 (WLS)

ORDER
Presently pending before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Set Aside Default
(Doc. 7) and Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike (Doc. 9). As a business entity, Defendant
cannot proceed without the assistance of licensed counsel.

See 28 U.S.C. § 1654;

Rowland v. Ca. Men’s Colony, Unit II Men’s Advisory Council, 506 U.S. 194, 202-03
(1993); Palazzo v. Gulf Oil Corp., 764 F.2d 1381, 1385 (11th Cir. 1985). However,
Defendant’s Motion to Set Aside Default, and Defendant’s Answer and all accompanying
exhibits, were filed by Defendant’s President, who is not licensed to practice in this
Court. (See Docs. 7, 8, 8-1—8-11.) Therefore, Defendant’s Motion to Strike (Doc. 9) is
GRANTED and Defendant’s Motion to Set Aside Default (Doc. 7), and Defendant’s
Answer (Doc. 8) and all accompanying exhibits (Docs. 8-1—8-11), are hereby
STICKEN.

Also, because Defendant’s Answer and accompanying exhibits contain

unredacted telephone numbers, addresses, and personal financial information,
Defendant’s Answer (Doc. 8) and all accompanying exhibits (Docs. 8-1—8-11) are hereby

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SEALED pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 and M.D. Ga. Local Rule 5.4.
Based on the foregoing, Defendant’s Motion to Set Aside Default (Doc. 7) is DENIED.
SO ORDERED, this 5th day of November, 2013.
/s/ W. Louis Sands
W. LOUIS SANDS, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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