Game World Associates v Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America

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ORDERED that plaintiff Game World Associates shall retain or otherwise appear through counsel in this matter by 2/13/12. FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's counsel shall initiate a meet and confer with Defendant no later than 2/20/12 for purposes of devising a new briefing schedule on the currently pending motions and request to extend discovery. FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's prior counsel, Mr. Victor L. Miller, shall serve a copy of this Order on Plaintiff and file a certificate of service with the Court. FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk mail a copy of this order and the docket in this case to Plaintiff's last known address. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 1/27/12. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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GAME WORLD ASSOCIATES, INC.,

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Plaintiff,
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TRAVELERS CASUALTY INSURANCE
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COMPANY OF AMERICA,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:11-cv-01168-JCM-CWH
ORDER

This matter came before the Court for a hearing on Plaintiff’s counsel’s Motion to
Withdraw as Attorney (#26), filed January 20, 2012.
During the hearing, the Court canvassed counsel regarding the requirements of LR IA 10-6.

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Satisfied that counsel meets those requirements, the motion to withdraw (#26) was granted. See

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Mins. of Procedings (#30). After granting the withdrawal, Plaintiff, a corporation, is left without

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counsel in this matter. A corporation may appear in federal court only through licensed counsel See

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e.g., Rowland v. California Men’s Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 201-02 (1993) (“It has been the law for

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the better part of two centuries ... that a corporation may appear in the federal courts only through

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licensed counsel.”); see also U.S. v. High Country Broad. Co., Inc., 3 F.3d 1244, 1245 (9th Cir.

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1993); Trustees of Operating Engineers Pension Trust v. O’Donnell, 2007 WL 672528 (D. Nev.)

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(striking answer for failure of corporation to retain counsel). Plaintiff may only continue in this

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matter through licensed counsel. Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff Game World Associates shall retain or

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otherwise appear through counsel in this matter by February 13, 2012. Failure to do so may result
in a recommendation that Plaintiff’s answer be stricken and judgment entered in favor of

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Defendant.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s counsel shall initiate a meet and confer with

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Defendant no later than February 20. 2012 for purposes of devising a new briefing schedule on the

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currently pending motions and any request to extend discovery.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s prior counsel, Mr. Victor L. Miller, shall
serve a copy of this Order on Plaintiff and file a certificate of service with the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court mail a copy of this Order and the

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docket in this case to Plaintiff’s last known address:

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Game World Associates, LLC
c/o Steve Davis
5620 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite A
Las Vegas, Nevada 89146

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DATED this 27th day of January, 2012.
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C.W. Hoffman, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge

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