Securities and Exchange Commission v. Dow Rockwell LLC

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Dow Rockwell LLC

Trial Court Opinion

1 2 3 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE Case No. 22-cv-02069-MMC 3 COMMISSION, 9 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE V. 10 4 DOW ROCKWELL LLC, et al., Defendants. 12

£ 13 On March 31, 2022, plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission filed the

14 above-titled action, after which, on October 7, 2022, defendant Richard Dow Rockwell,

8 15 || appearing pro se, filed an answer, purportedly on behalf of himself and defendant Dow

QO 16 || Rockwell LLC. Cc 17 It is well-settled that “[clorporations and other unincorporated associations must

18 || appear in court through an attorney.” See In re Am. W. Airlines,

40 F.3d 1058, 1059

(9"" 19 Cir. 1994); see also Osgood v. Main Streat Mktg., LLC,

2017 WL 7362740

, at *2 (S.D. 20 || Cal. Mar. 27, 2017) (holding defendant LLC could not proceed without counsel). 21 Accordingly, no later than November 3, 2022, defendant Dow Rockwell LLC shall 22 || either appear by counsel or show cause in writing why its default should not be entered. 23 IT IS SO ORDERED. 24 25 Dated: October 13, 2022 : MAXINE M. CHESNEY 26 United States District Judge 27 28

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