Ditech Financial LLC et al v. Antelope Homeowners' Association et al

Filing 49

ORDER that Defendant Leodegario D. Salvador d/b/a GDS Financial shall retain an attorney and have that attorney file a notice of appearance by 11/8/2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 10/18/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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DITECH FINANCIAL, LLC, et al.,

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Plaintiff(s),

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vs.

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ANTELOPE HOMEOWNERS’
ASSOCIATION, et al.,

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Defendant(s).
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Case No. 2:17-cv-02029-RFB-NJK
ORDER

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Business entities may appear in federal court only through licensed counsel. See Rowland v. Cal.

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Men’s Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 202 (1993); see also United States v. High Country Broad. Co., Inc., 3

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F.3d 1244, 1245 (9th Cir. 1993). Hence, an individual doing business as a corporate entity must obtain

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counsel. See Lance v. Adams, 2011 WL 1813061, at *3 (E.D. Cal. May 6, 2011); see also Sobayo v.

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Caliber Home Loans, Inc., 2016 WL 6277233, at *4 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 27, 2016); J&J Sports Prods., Inc.

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v. De La Cerda, 2013 WL 1091697, at *2 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 14, 2013). Defendant Leodegario D. Salvador

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d/b/a GDS Financial is attempting to participate in this case pro se, Docket No. 12, which is not

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permissible. Accordingly, Defendant Leodegario D. Salvador d/b/a GDS Financial shall retain an

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attorney and have that attorney file a notice of appearance by November 8, 2017. FAILURE TO

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COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER MAY RESULT IN CASE-DISPOSITIVE SANCTIONS.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: October 18, 2017

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge