Bank Of New York Mellon v. Catmint BPB Trust, et al

Filing 47

ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Alessi & Koenig, LLC shall have until 9/14/18 to advise the Court if it will retain new local counsel. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 9/6/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

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Case No. 2:15-cv-02173-JAD-GWF
Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER

CATMINT BPB TRUST, et al.,

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Defendants.

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This matter is before the Court on Defendant Alessi & Koenig, LLC’s failure to retain
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new counsel. On July 16, 2018, the Court granted Steven Loizzi, Jr. Esq.’s Motion to Withdraw
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as Counsel for Defendant Alessi & Koenig, LLC and instructed Defendant to retain new counsel
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no later than August 10, 2018. See ECF No. 45. To date, Defendant has failed to retain new
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counsel. Defendant is instructed that it must retain new counsel if it intends to litigate this
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matter. A corporation or limited liability company may appear in federal court only through
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licensed counsel. U.S. v. High Country Broad. Co., Inc., 3 F.3d 1244, 1245 (9th Cir. 1993).
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Accordingly,
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Alessi & Koenig, LLC shall have until
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September 14, 2018 to advise the Court if it will retain new local counsel. Failure to comply
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shall result in the issuance of an order to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed.
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Dated this 6th day of September, 2018.
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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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