Trustees of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 525 Health and Welfare Trust and Plan et al v. Now Services of Nevada, LLC

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ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that defendant Now Services of Nevada, LLC must retain an attorney and that defendants attorney must file a notice of appearance by 9/7/18.Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 8/7/2018. (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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TRUSTEES OF THE PLUMBERS AND
PIPEFITTERS UNION LOCAL 525
HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST
AND PLAN, et al.,

ORDER

Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 2:17-cv-01734-JAD-CWH

NOW SERVICES OF NEVADA, LLC,
Defendant.

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This matter is before the court on the status of defendant Now Services of Nevada, LLC’s

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efforts to retain an attorney. Defendant is a limited liability company and is not represented by an

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attorney.
At the hearing on July 5, 2018, the court granted defendant’s former attorneys’ motion to

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withdraw and ordered defendant to notify the court in writing of its new attorney by July 30,

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2018. (Mins. of Proceedings (ECF No. 18).) Defendant has not done so. Because defendant is a

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limited liability company, it must be represented by an attorney in this action. In re Am. W.

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Airlines, 40 F.3d 1058, 1059 (9th Cir. 1994) (stating that “[c]orporations and other

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unincorporated associations must appear in court through an attorney.”). The court therefore will

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order defendant to retain an attorney if it intends to continue defending this case. Defendant’s

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attorney must file a notice of appearance by September 7, 2018. Defendant is advised that failure

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to retain an attorney may result in the imposition of sanctions under LR IA 11-8 and/or Rule 16(f)

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of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that defendant Now Services of Nevada, LLC must

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retain an attorney and that defendant’s attorney must file a notice of appearance by September 7,

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2018.

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DATED: August 7, 2018

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C.W. HOFFMAN, JR.
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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