Ideal Products LLC v. United States of America et al

Filing 5

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER On the court's own motion. Petitioner must appear in this court through counsel. On or before October 31, 2012, any counsel retained by Petitioner to represent its interests herein must file an entry of appearance in accor dance with NEGenR 1.3(d). In the absence of the filing of a valid appearance by counsel, this case will be dismissed without prejudice and without further notice. ***Pro Se Case Management Deadlines: deadline for entry of appearance of Petitioner's counsel. ( Pro Se Case Management Deadline set for 10/31/2012.) Ordered by Judge John M. Gerrard. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (MKR)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
IDEAL PRODUCTS LLC,
Petitioner,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,
and BROCK ZEEB, IRS Agent,
Respondents.

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8:12CV355

MEMORANDUM
AND ORDER

This matter is before the court on its own motion. Based on the allegations
contained in the pending Petition to Quash Third Party Summons (“Petition”),
Petitioner is a limited liability company headquartered in Plymouth, Indiana. (Filing
No. 1.) Petitioner, acting through its President, William Emerick, has filed its
Petition pro se. However, a corporation, partnership, or other legally created entity
can appear in the federal courts of the United States only through licensed counsel.
Rowland v. Cal. Men’s Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 201-202 (1993).
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
1.
Petitioner must appear in this court through counsel. On or before
October 31, 2012, any counsel retained by Petitioner to represent its interests herein
must file an entry of appearance in accordance with NEGenR 1.3(d). In the absence
of the filing of a valid appearance by counsel, this case will be dismissed without
prejudice and without further notice.
2.
The Clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management
deadline in this case with the following text: October 31, 2012: deadline for entry of
appearance of Petitioner’s counsel.

DATED this 10th day of October, 2012.
BY THE COURT:
s/ John M. Gerrard
United States District Judge

*This opinion may contain hyperlinks to other documents or Web sites. The
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska does not endorse, recommend,
approve, or guarantee any third parties or the services or products they provide on
their Web sites. Likewise, the court has no agreements with any of these third parties
or their Web sites. The court accepts no responsibility for the availability or
functionality of any hyperlink. Thus, the fact that a hyperlink ceases to work or
directs the user to some other site does not affect the opinion of the court.
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