The City of Elko vs. Ville 837 LLC et al

Filing 40

ORDER - The motions to withdraw as counsel (ECF Nos. 38 , 39 ) are GRANTED. The Clerk shall update the docket to reflect the addresses for Defendants as noted herein. The Clerk shall MAIL a copy of this order to Ville 837, LLC at the above add resses. (Mailed 3/5/2025.) Defendants shall file a substitution of counsel on or before Friday, April 4, 2025. Ville 837, LLC is advised that if substitute counsel had not entered an appearance by April 4, 2025, the Court will issue a Report and Recommendation that Ville 837, LLCs answer be stricken, and a default be entered. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carla Baldwin on 3/5/2025. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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THE CITY OF ELKO,

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Case No. 3:24-CV-00214-ART-CLB
Plaintiff,

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[ECF Nos. 38, 39]

VILLE 837 LLC, et al.,

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL

Defendants.

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Before the Court is Matthew K. Schriever of the law firm Schriever Legal PLLC’s

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(Schriever”) motion to withdraw as counsel for Defendant Ville 837, LLC. (ECF No. 38.)

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Plaintiff, the City of Elko, filed a non-opposition to the motion, (ECF No. 39). No opposition

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was filed by Ville 837, LLC, and Schriever certifies that the motion to withdraw was served

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on Ville 837, LLC by U.S. mail and the court’s electronic filing system. (Id. at 5.)

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Good cause appearing, the motions to withdraw, (ECF Nos. 38, 39), are

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GRANTED. The Clerk shall update the docket to reflect the following address for

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Defendants:

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Ville 837, LLC
c/o AENTA Properties, LLC
9306 S 1300 W
West Jordan, UT 84808
[e-mail]
Ville 837, LLC
c/o Spencer Macdonald
Artifex Law, LLC
363 N. University Ave., Ste 105b
Provo, UT 84601
[e-mail]

The Clerk shall MAIL a copy of this order to Ville 837, LLC at the above addresses.

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Finally, Defendants are advised that the Ninth Circuit has held that a corporation

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and other unincorporated associations may only appear in federal court through an

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attorney. United States v. High Country Broadcasting Co., Inc., 3 F.3d 1244 (9th Cir.

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1993); Licht v. America West Airlines, 40 F.3d 1058 (9th Cir. 1994). Therefore, Defendants

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shall file a substitution of counsel on or before Friday, April 4, 2025. Ville 837, LLC is

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advised that if substitute counsel had not entered an appearance by April 4, 2025, the

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Court will issue a Report and Recommendation that Ville 837, LLC’s answer be stricken,

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and a default be entered.

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March 5, 2025
DATED: ________________.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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