Evanston Insurance Company v. Watts et al

Filing 31

ORDER directing Defendant Vickie Watts to notify the court of the identity of her new counsel or her desire to proceed without an attorney within thirty (30) days. Signed by Honorable Joseph F Anderson, Jr on 07/03/2013. (bshr, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA DIVISION
Evanston Insurance Company,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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Agape Senior Primary Care, Inc., et al.,
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Defendants.
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C/A No. 3:13-655-JFA

ORDER

The court has this date entered the attached order permitting Cheryl F. Perkins and the firm
of Whetstone Perkins & Fulda LLC to withdraw as attorney of record for Vickie Watts, as Personal
Representative of the Estate of Dorothy Jones in this action.
The court will allow Ms. Watts thirty (30) days within which to notify the court of the
identity of the new attorney to represent her in this case or, alternatively, of her desire to proceed
with this litigation without an attorney.1 To this end, Ms. Watts shall, within thirty (30) days from
the date of this order, complete the attached notice and mail it to the Clerk of Court at the address
indicated. If Ms. Watts fails to file the attached letter with the Clerk within the time prescribed, the
court will assume that she intends to proceed in this litigation pro se or without the benefit of an
attorney. If Ms. Watts chooses to proceed pro se, she remains responsible for insuring that the Clerk
of Court has her current address.
If no new attorney is obtained, Ms. Watts is specifically advised that the court will expect this
litigation to be conducted in accordance with all provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

1 If any party to this litigation is a corporation, the court hereby gives notice that a corporation may not appear
through its corporate officers but may only appear in United States District Court through an attorney duly licensed to
practice in this district. E.g., Palazzo v. Gulf Oil Corp., 764 F.2d 1381, 1385 (11th Cir. 1985).

Failure to comply could have serious consequences including, but not limited to, striking a claim or
defense or a pleading.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

July 3, 2013
Columbia, South Carolina

Joseph F. Anderson, Jr.
United States District Judge

Name:____________________________________________
Address:__________________________________________
City/State/Zip:______________________________________
The Honorable Robin Blume
Clerk of Court
United States District Court
901 Richland Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
In Re: Evanston v. Agape, et al., C/A No. 3:13-655-JFA
Dear Ms. Blume:
In response to Judge Anderson’s order, I wish to advise as follows:
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I have obtained a new attorney to represent me in this matter. His [or her]
name, address, and telephone number are as follows:
__________________________________________
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OR

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I have NOT obtained a new attorney and will represent myself in this matter.
The Clerk is directed to forward all notices and pleadings to me at the above
address. I understand that I am obligated to comply with all provisions of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and to keep the Clerk informed as to my
proper address. [Note: a corporate defendant must retain counsel].

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Signature
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Date