UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION

HOLLYWOOD IMPORTS,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No: 6:24-cv-1503-JSS-RMN

JOSHUA KORTE,

Defendant. ___________________________________/ ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Upon sua sponte review of the docket in this matter, Plaintiff appears to be a corporate entity appearing pro se on its own behalf. (See Dkt. 1.) “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.” Palazzo v. Gulf Oil Corp.,

(11th Cir. 1985) (citation omitted); see also LaTele Television, C.A. v. Telemundo Commc’ns Grp., LLC,

(11th Cir. 2021) (“Moreover, “[i]t has been the law for the better part of two centuries . . . that a corporation may appear in the federal courts only through licensed counsel.”) (quoting Rowland v. Cal. Men’s Colony, Unit II Men’s Advisory Council,

, 201–02 (1993)). Plaintiff, as a corporate entity, may therefore appear in this court only through an attorney. Accordingly, on or before January 6, 2025, Plaintiff shall retain counsel and properly appear in this matter or, alternatively, SHOW CAUSE as to why it should not be required to retain counsel. ORDERED in Orlando, Florida, on December 9, 2024.

/ . eo JUVIE S. SNEED UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Copies furnished to: Unrepresented Party

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