Saliba et al v. Hanover Capital Group LLC et al

Filing 31

ORDER: To date, no licensed counsel has appeared on behalf of Hanover Capital. Moreover, Plaintiffs have already obtained a Clerk's Certificate of Default against Hanover Capital. [ECF No. 24]. Nevertheless, Plaintiffs have failed to move for Default Judgment against Hanover Capital. Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that on or before June 14, 2024, Plaintiffs shall file any anticipated Default Judgment Motion against Defendant Hanover Capital in accordance with this Court's Individual Rules of Practice in Civil Cases. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 6/3/2024) (mml)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #:
DATE FILED: 6/3/2024

LAYLA SALIBA individually and on behalf of all
others similarly situated, et al.
Plaintiffs,
-againstHANOVER CAPITAL GROUP LLC, HAIM
LLALOUZ, and YANATHON LLALOUZ,

1:24-cv-401-MKV
ORDER

Defendants.
MARY KAY VYSKOCIL, United States District Judge:
Plaintiffs initiated this action by filing a complaint on January 18, 2024. [ECF No. 1].
Affidavits of service of summons and complaint with respect to Corporate Defendant Hanover
Capital Group LLC ("Hanover Capital") were filed on the docket on February 20, 2024. [ECF
No. 11]. According to those summons, Hanover Capital’s response to the complaint was due
February 26, 2024. [ECF No. 11]. No response was filed.
On March 4, 2024, Individual Defendant Haim Llalouz filed a letter with the Court
requesting that he be permitted to represent Hanover Capital. [ECF No. 16]. The Court denied
Haim Llalouz’s request, explaining that a corporate defendant—here, Hanover Capital—must be
represented by a licensed attorney. [ECF No. 25]; see Hounddog Prods., L.L.C. v. Empire Film
Grp., Inc., 767 F. Supp. 2d 480, 486 (S.D.N.Y. 2011) (“It is well settled that corporations can only
appear in court through an attorney, and may not proceed prose.”). The Court further ordered
licensed counsel for Defendant Hanover Capital to file a notice of appearance on or before April
30, 2024. [ECF No. 25]. The Court directed that if no new counsel for Hanover Capital appeared
by that date, then Plaintiffs could proceed to move for a default judgment against Hanover Capital,

as corporate entities cannot continue to continue to defend themselves in this Court without
counsel. [ECF No. 25].
To date, no licensed counsel has appeared on behalf of Hanover Capital. Moreover,
Plaintiffs have already obtained a Clerk’s Certificate of Default against Hanover Capital. [ECF
No. 24]. Nevertheless, Plaintiffs have failed to move for Default Judgment against Hanover
Capital. Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that on or before June 14, 2024, Plaintiffs shall
file any anticipated Default Judgment Motion against Defendant Hanover Capital in accordance
with this Court’s Individual Rules of Practice in Civil Cases.

SO ORDERED.
_________________________________
MARY KAY VYSKOCIL
United States District Judge

Date: June 3, 2024
New York, NY

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