United States of America v. Approximately 1439 Sabre Defence Industries M16 A2, A3, and A4 5.56 caliber machine guns et al

Filing 15

ORDER Court STRIKES the Pro Se Claims [# 7 & # 8] and the Pro Se Answers [# 10 & #11]. Sabre and Manroy shall have ten (10) days from the entry of this Order to obtain counsel licensed to practice in this Court to appear on their behalf. This Court, however, will not allow either corporation to appear pro se in this Court.Signed: January. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell on 1/6/17. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(ssh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
1:16cv359
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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APPROXIMATELY 1439 SABRE
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DEFENCE INDUSTRIES M16, A2, A3, )
A4 5.56 CALIBER MACHINE GUNS, )
et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

Claimants Sabre Defence Industries, Inc. (“Sabre”) and Manroy USA, LLC
(“Manroy”) both submitted pro se Claims and Answers in this case. The Claims
and Answers for Sabre and Manroy were submitted by Jerrad Besch and Milton
Glenn, the Chairman and President/COO of Sabre and Manroy. Neither appears to
be an attorney licensed to practice in this Court.
It is well settled that a corporation may not appear in federal court pro se.
See Rowland v. Cal. Men’s Colony, Unit II Men’s Advisory Council, 506 U.S.
194, 201-02, 113 S. Ct. 716 (1993) (“It has been the law for the better part of two
centuries . . . that a corporation may appear in the federal courts only through
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licensed counsel.”); MR Crescent City, LLC v. TJ Biscayne Holdings LLC, 515 F.
App’x 198 (4th Cir. 2013) (unpublished). Accordingly, the Court STRIKES the
Pro Se Claims [# 7 & # 8] and the Pro Se Answers [# 10 & #11]. Sabre and
Manroy shall have ten (10) days from the entry of this Order to obtain counsel
licensed to practice in this Court to appear on their behalf. This Court, however,
will not allow either corporation to appear pro se in this Court.

Signed: January 6, 2017

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