Kessler v. JRC Station LLC ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 5 AT SEATTLE 6 ROBERT KESSLER, Cause No. C20-1757RSL 7 Plaintiff, 8 v. ORDER STRIKING ANSWER 9 JRC STATION LLC, 10 Defendant. 11 12 This matter comes before the Court on “Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Defendants Answer 13 DE 4.” Dkt. # 6. On December 24, 2020, Duke Ahn submitted an answer on behalf of defendant, 14 JRC Station LLC. Dkt. # 4. “Corporations and other unincorporated associations must appear in 15 court through an attorney.” Licht v. Am. W. Airlines, 40 F.3d 1058, 1059 (9th Cir. 1994). There 16 is no indication that Mr. Ahn is an attorney licensed to practice law in this district or that 17 defendant is otherwise represented by counsel. The answer Mr. Ahn filed is therefore 18 19 STRICKEN. The Court will not consider, and plaintiff need not respond to, Dkt. # 4. The 20 defendant shall have 21 days from the date of this Order to acquire counsel and respond to the 21 Complaint. 22 23 Dated this 19th day of January, 2021. 24 25 Robert S. Lasnik United States District Judge 26 27