Eagle Rock Contracting LLC et al v. National Security Technologies, LLC

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ORDER Requiring Plaintiff to obtain licensed counsel and that counsel shall file a notice of appearance on Plaintiff's behalf no later than August 20, 2014. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 8/6/2014. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DKJ)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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EAGLE ROCK CONTRACTING LLC,

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Plaintiff(s),
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NATIONAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, )
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Defendants.
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Case No. 2:14-cv-01278-GMN-NJK
ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF
TO OBTAIN COUNSEL

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Plaintiff in this case is Eagle Rock Contracting LLC. Plaintiff purports to be proceeding pro

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se. See, e.g., Docket No. 1-1. Corporations may not proceed pro se and, instead, can appear in

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federal court only through licensed counsel. See, e.g., United States v. High Country Broad. Co.,

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Inc., 3 F.3d 1244, 1245 (9th Cir. 1993). When a plaintiff corporation is unwilling or unable to obtain

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counsel, it is proper for this Court to dismiss its claims. See, e.g., Local Ad Link, Inc. v. Adzzoo,

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LLC, 2012 WL 1344896, *2 (D. Nev. Apr. 18, 2012) (Navarro, C.J.) (citing Employee Painters’

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Trust v. Ethan Enterps., Inc., 480 F.3d 993, 998 (9th Cir. 2007)).

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Accordingly, Plaintiff is hereby ORDERED to obtain licensed counsel and that counsel shall

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file a notice of appearance on Plaintiff’s behalf no later than August 20, 2014. In the event Plaintiff

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fails to comply, the undersigned will recommend that this case be dismissed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: August 6, 2014

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge