Giron v. RebelsMarket, Inc. ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ----oo0oo---- 11 12 JOE GIRON, No. 2:23-cv-01136 WBS CKD 13 Plaintiff, 14 v. ORDER 15 REBELSMARKET, INC., 16 Defendant. 17 18 ----oo0oo---- 19 The defendant in this case, RebelsMarket, Inc., 20 appearing though a non-attorney representative, has filed a 21 request to set aside defendant’s default. (See Docket No. 7.) 22 “While individuals may appear in propria persona, corporations 23 and other entities may appear only through an attorney; an 24 unrepresented entity cannot file any pleadings, make or oppose 25 any motions, or present any evidence to contest liability.” 26 Caveman Foods, LLC v. Jann Payne’s Caveman Foods, LLC, No. 2:12- 27 cv-1112 WBS DAD, 2015 WL 6736801, at *2 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 4, 2015) 28 (citing Rowland v. Cal. Men’s Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 202 (1993); eee en ene ON IEE IIE II EEO mE OS IE EO 1 D-Beam Ltd. P’ship v. Roller Derby Skates, Inc., 366 F.3d 972, 2 973-74 (9th Cir. 2004); Local Rule 183(a)). Accordingly, the 3 request to set aside defendant’s default (Docket No. 7) is DENIED 4 WITHOUT PREJUDICE to refiling by an attorney for defendant, once 5 defendant has obtained counsel. 6 IT IS SO ORDERED. . “ 7 Dated: September 12, 2023 oh bla A, fh be WILLIAM B. SHUBB 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28