City of Almaty, Kazakhstan et al v. Sater et al

Filing 280

ORDER: Yesterday, the Court received a voicemail message from Frank Ferrari, a principal of Defendant Ferrari Holdings LLC. In the voicemail, Mr. Ferrari stated that he was not aware of the June 22, 2020 conference and did not receive a copy of any o f the papers in this case from the time his former counsel withdrew until the Court's Order of November 30, 2020. As Judge Parker explained in her Order allowing Ferrari Holdings LLC's former counsel to withdraw (Dkt. No. 181), a corporate entity must be represented by counsel and cannot defend itself in litigation pro se (without an attorney). If Ferrari Holdings LLC obtains new counsel, it may file an appropriate application via ECF. The Court cannot provide legal advice to Mr. Ferrari about his options in this litigation. The Plaintiffs shall serve a copy of this Order on Ferrari Holdings LLC and file an affidavit of service on the public docket by February 5, 2021. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 1/29/2021) (jwh)

Case 1:19-cv-02645-AJN-KHP Document 280 Filed 01/29/21 Page 1 of 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

1/29/2021

City of Almaty, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

19-cv-2645 (AJN)

–v–

ORDER

Felix Sater, et al.,
Defendants.

ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge:
Yesterday, the Court received a voicemail message from Frank Ferrari, a principal of
Defendant Ferrari Holdings LLC. In the voicemail, Mr. Ferrari stated that he was not aware of
the June 22, 2020 conference and did not receive a copy of any of the papers in this case from
the time his former counsel withdrew until the Court’s Order of November 30, 2020.
As Judge Parker explained in her Order allowing Ferrari Holdings LLC’s former counsel
to withdraw (Dkt. No. 181), a corporate entity must be represented by counsel and cannot defend
itself in litigation pro se (without an attorney). If Ferrari Holdings LLC obtains new counsel, it
may file an appropriate application via ECF. The Court cannot provide legal advice to Mr.
Ferrari about his options in this litigation.
The Plaintiffs shall serve a copy of this Order on Ferrari Holdings LLC and file an
affidavit of service on the public docket by February 5, 2021.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 29, 2021
New York, New York

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ALISON J. NATHAN
United States District Judge