Wood, Dr. et al v. Massachusetts Department of Transportation et al

Filing 18

Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ORDER entered re pro se appearance of plaintiff Green Line Advisory Group of Medford. (Cicolini, Pietro)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
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DR. WILLIAM WOOD, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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Civil Action No.
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13-CV-10115
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MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF
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TRANSPORTATION, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER ON PRO SE APPEARANCE OF
GREEN LINE ADVISORY GROUP FOR MEDFORD
SAYLOR, J.
Dr. William Wood, Carolyn Rosen-Wood, and the Green Line Advisory Group for
Medford have brought this action against the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and
related parties, alleging that defendants violated the National Environmental Policy Act, 42
U.S.C. §§ 4321-4347. Plaintiffs seek a court order enjoining defendants from proceeding with
the Green Line Extension Project that proposes infrastructure modifications to the rail lines in
Medford, Massachusetts.
No counsel has entered an appearance for plaintiffs. An organizational entity must
appear in this Court only by an authorized attorney. See, e.g., Duquette v. Stern, 2011 WL
468783, *1 (D. Mass. 2011); Volumetric Imaging, Inc. v. Teledyne, Inc., 194 F.R.D. 373, 374 (D.
Mass. 2000). Because an organizational entity may not proceed pro se, the Court will give
plaintiff Green Line Advisory Group for Medford 30 days to obtain counsel. Accordingly, the
Green Line Advisory Group for Medford must obtain counsel by March 28, 2013, or its claims
will be dismissed.

So Ordered.

/s/ F. Dennis Saylor IV
F. Dennis Saylor IV
United States District Judge

Dated: February 26, 2013

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