CBI Capital LLC v. Mullen

USDC SDNY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOCUMENT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ELECTRONICALLY FILED CBI CAPITAL LLC, DOC # DATE FILED: 9/17/2020 Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant, -against- Civ. 5219 (AT) MIKE MULLEN and MIKE MULLEN ENERGY EQUIPMENT RESOURCE, INC., ORDER Defendants-Counterclaim Plaintiffs MIKE MULLEN ENERGY EQUIPMENT RESOURCE, INC., Third-Party Plaintiff, -against- EVAN CLAAR, Third-Party Defendant ANALISA TORRES, District Judge: On August 28, 2020, the Court directed Defendant Mike Mullen Energy Equipment Resource, Inc. to inform the Court whether it had retained new counsel by September 14, 2020.

ECF No. 102. That submission is now overdue. The Defendant is hereby ORDERED to inform the Court by September 23, 2020, whether it has obtained new counsel.

The Court reiterates that Defendant must appear through an attorney to continue defending itself in this action, because a corporation is not permitted to appear in court unless it does so through a lawyer. See Pecarsky v. Galaxiworld.com Ltd., 249 F.3d 167, 172 (2d Cir. 2001).

SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 17, 2020 New York, New York ANALISA TORRES United States District Judge