Kessler v. Dirk M Mayberry Inc ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 ROBERT KESSLER, 8 NO. C21-0755RSL Plaintiff, 9 v. ORDER 10 DIRK M. MAYBERRY, INC., et al., 11 Defendants. 12 13 14 On August 9, 20210, defendant Dirk M. Mayberry, Inc., filed a notice of appearance and 15 general denial in the above-captioned matter. Dkt. # 7. “Corporations and other unincorporated 16 17 associations must appear in court through an attorney.” Licht v. Am. W. Airlines, 40 F.3d 1058, 18 1059 (9th Cir. 1994). The August 9th submission was signed by Dirk M. Mayberry, the president 19 of defendant Dirk M. Mayberry, Inc. There is no indication that Mr. Mayberry is an attorney or 20 that Dirk M. Mayberry, Inc., is a sole proprietorship. 21 Defendant Dirk M. Mayberry, Inc., shall appear in this action through counsel or show 22 23 that it is a sole proprietorship within forty-five days of the date of this Order. Failure to do so 24 may result in the entry of a default against that defendant. 25 26 27 1 Dated this 9th day of August, 2021. 2 3 Robert S. Lasnik 4 United States District Judge 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27