Harrison v. Kaner

DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOC #: SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DATE FILED:_ 10/23/2024 HARRISON, Plaintiff, 23 Civ. 0944 (JHR) ws ORDER KANER et al, Defendants.

JENNIFER H. REARDEN, District Judge: To date, no counsel has appeared on behalf of Defendant Denefits LLC. Defendant is a corporate entity, and such entities “may appear in federal court only through a licensed attorney.”

Lattanzio v. COMTA, 481 F.3d 137, 140 (2d Cir. 2007) (holding that corporate entities such as LLCs “must appear through licensed counsel’); see also Beyond Bespoke Tailors, Inc. v. Barchiesi, No. 20-CV-5482 (VSB), 2021 WL 10396899, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 22, 2021) (“[w]hile [the individual defendant] may proceed pro se, business entities such as [Defendant LLCs] may not”). Thus, Defendant cannot proceed pro se and is subject to default. Defendant shall file a notice of appearance via counsel by November 22, 2024. Failure to do so may result in the entry of a default judgment against Defendant.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 23, 2024 New York, New York Me or Fearden NNIFER H. REARDEN United States District Judge