Weinfeld et al v. Minor et al
Filing
153
MINUTE ORDER in Chambers of Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb on 3/12/2018 - ECF No. 148 Motion to withdraw as counsel is GRANTED. ORDERED that Defendants Bill L. Minor, John H. Reynolds, and Walter A. Marting, Jr., are hereafter appeari ng pro se. All further documents in this case will be served as follows: Bill L. Minor c/o Precious Minerals Mining & Refining Corp. Post Office Box 270 Fairview Village, PA 19409-0270 John H. Reynolds 7971 North 53rd Ave. , Apt. 332 Glendale, AZ 85301 Walter A. Marting, Jr. 6900 S. McCarran Blvd., #1010 Reno, Nevada 89590 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Precious Minerals Mining and Refining Corp. shall file a substitution of counsel within thirty (30) days of this order, i.e., on or before Friday, April 13, 2018. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order and all documents filed until Defendant Precious Minerals Mining and Refining Corp. obtains counsel shall be served on Preci ous Minerals Mining and Refining Corp. via regular mail at the following address: Precious Minerals Mining and Refining Corp. Post Office Box 270 Fairview Village, PA 19409-0270 (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
JOSEPH WEINFELD, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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BILL MINOR, et al.,
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Defendants.
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3:14-cv-00513-RCJ-WGC
MINUTES OF THE COURT
March 12, 2018
PRESENT: THE HONORABLE WILLIAM G. COBB, U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
DEPUTY CLERK:
KATIE LYNN OGDEN
REPORTER: NONE APPEARING
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF(S): NONE APPEARING
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT(S): NONE APPEARING
MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS:
Before the court is the motion of Daniel T. Hayward, Esq., Jason W. Peak, Esq., and
Ryan W. Leary, Esq., of Laxalt & Nomura, Ltd., to withdraw as counsel for Defendants Bill L.
Minor, John H. Reynolds, Walter A. Marting, Jr., and Precious Minerals Mining and Refining Corp.
(ECF No. 148). No timely response has been filed. Therefore, counsels’ motion (ECF No. 148) is
GRANTED.
Although 28 U.S.C. § 1654 allows “parties” to “plead and conduct their own cases
personally,” the statute has not been interpreted to allow corporate entities to do so. “Corporations
and other unincorporated associations must appear in court through an attorney.” In re America W.
Airlines, 40 F.3d 1058, 1059 (9th Cir. 1994) (per curiam) (citations omitted). This rule “prohibits
pro se plaintiffs from pursuing claims on behalf of others in a representative capacity.” Simon v.
Hartford Life, Inc., 546 F.3d 661, 664 (9th Cir. 2008); see also C.E. Pope Equity Trust v. United
States, 818 F.2d 696, 697 (9th Cir. 1987) (trustee may not appear pro se because he is not the person
who by substantive law has the right sought to be enforced).
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MINUTES OF THE COURT
3:14-cv-00513-RCJ-WGC
March 12, 2018
As Judge Hicks noted in HDR Insurance Managers, LLC v. Summit Insurance Services, Inc.,
No. 2:09-cv-0380-LRH-GWF (D. Nev. 2011),
It is well recognized that a corporation may only appear in federal
court through licensed counsel. See e.g., Rowland v. California Mens
Colony, Unit II Mens’Advisotry Council, 506 U.S. 194, 200-201
(1983); In re Highley, 459 F.3d 554, 555 (9th Cir. 1972).
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants Bill L. Minor, John H. Reynolds, and
Walter A. Marting, Jr., are hereafter appearing pro se. All further documents in this case will be
served as follows:
Bill L. Minor
c/o Precious Minerals Mining & Refining Corp.
Post Office Box 270
Fairview Village, PA 19409-0270
John H. Reynolds
7971 North 53rd Ave., Apt. 332
Glendale, AZ 85301
Walter A. Marting, Jr.
6900 S. McCarran Blvd., #1010
Reno, Nevada 89590
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Precious Minerals Mining and Refining Corp.
shall file a substitution of counsel within thirty (30) days of this order, i.e., on or before Friday,
April 13, 2018.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order and all documents filed until
Defendant Precious Minerals Mining and Refining Corp. obtains counsel shall be served on Precious
Minerals Mining and Refining Corp. via regular mail at the following address:
Precious Minerals Mining and Refining Corp.
Post Office Box 270
Fairview Village, PA 19409-0270
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DEBRA K. KEMPI, CLERK
By:
/s/
Deputy Clerk
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