UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 23-20032-CV-WILLIAMS

GULLIVER’S TAVERN, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALERTE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., et al.,

Defendants. /

ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid’s Report and Recommendation (DE 72) (“Report”) on Plaintiff’s Amended Motion for Entry of Final Default Judgment (DE 51) (“Motion”). In the Report, Magistrate Judge Reid recommends that the Court deny Plaintiff’s Motion (DE 51). Specifically, the Report finds that entering a default judgment against Defendants Le Petit Cadeau, LLC, Jonathan Finklea, and Johanna M. Celcis would be premature at this juncture. (DE 72 at 3–5.) No objections were filed to the Report, and the time to do so has passed. Accordingly, upon a careful review of the Report, the Motion, the record, and applicable law, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. The Report (DE 72) is AFFIRMED AND ADOPTED. 2. Plaintiff’s Amended Motion for Entry of Final Default Judgment (DE 51) is DENIED. 3. Defendant Le Petit Cadeau, LLC shall retain counsel and have that counsel file a written appearance with the Clerk of Court on or before December 29, 2023. See Palazzo v. Gulf Oil Corp.,

(11th Cir. 1985) (“The rule is well established that a corporation is an artificial entity that can act only through agents, cannot appear pro se, and must be represented by counsel.”); Souffrant v. Denhil Oil, LLC,

, at *1 (S.D. Fla. Apr. 16, 2010) (“The proposition that a corporation must be represented by an attorney also applies to limited liability companies.”). 4. Defendants Le Petit Cadeau, LLC, Jonathan Finklea and Johanna M. Celcis shall file a response to Plaintiffs Revised First Amended Complaint (DE 24) on or before December 29, 2023. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers in Miami, Florida, this 29th day of November, 2023. □□ ane, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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