Trustees of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 525 Health and Welfare Trust and Plan et al v. Sotelo Air, Inc.

Filing 116

ORDER Granting in part Defendants' 115 Motion to Extend Time to Retain Counsel (First Request). The corporate defendants must retain counsel, who shall file a notice of appearance on the docket no later than 03/10/2016. Mr. Sotelo must eithe r have new counsel file a notice of appearance on his behalf or he must file a notice that he intends to proceed pro se no later than 03/10/2016. No further extension will be granted. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 02/26/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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TRUSTEES OF THE PLUMBERS AND
PIPEFITTERS NATIONAL PENSION FUND
AND INTERNATIONAL TRAINING FUND,

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Plaintiff(s),
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vs.
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JUAN CARRILLO SOTELO, et al.,
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Defendant(s).
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Case No. 2:13-cv-00657-RFB-NJK
ORDER

(Docket No. 115)

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Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to extend the deadline for them to retain counsel

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by 30 days. Docket No. 115. Defendants have already been provided 30 days to retain counsel, and the

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Court does not find sufficient cause for an additional 30 days to do so. Instead, the Court will GRANT

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the motion to extend in part. No later than March 10, 2016, the corporate defendants must retain

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counsel, who shall file a notice of appearance on the docket. Also no later than March 10, 2016, Mr.

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Sotelo must either have new counsel file a notice of appearance on his behalf or he must file a notice

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that he intends to proceed pro se. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED.

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The Court reminds Defendants that corporations may appear in federal court only through

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licensed counsel. United States v. High Country Broad. Co., Inc., 3 F.3d 1244, 1245 (9th Cir. 1993).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: February 26, 2016

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge