Fronto King, LLC v. Talal

USDC SDNY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT eLHCTRONI CALLY FILED SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SOE BO tie Fronto King, LLC, DATE FILED: __ Nov. 2021 Plaintiff, -against- 20-CV-8035-ALC Anbar Talal d/b/a Fronto Leaf Master ORDER d/b/a Fronto Master, Defendant.

ANDREW L. CARTER, JR., United States District Judge: The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff counsels' motions to withdraw. ECF Nos. 52-54, 55-57. Both motions indicate that Plaintiff, a limited liability company (LLC), "is in the process of retaining substitute counsel." /d. To date, the Court has not been informed whether Plaintiff has retained new counsel. It is well-established that artificial entities, including LLCs, may not appear in federal court without licensed counsel. See Lattanzio v. COMTA, 481 F.3d 137, 140 (2d Cir. 2007).

Accordingly, the parties shall submit a joint status report no later than November 9, 2021 updating the Court on whether Plaintiff has retained substitute counsel.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 2, 2021 New York, New York [Arado 7 (oe ANDREW L. CARTER, JR. United States District Judge