UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON

WILD GOOSE ENTERPRISES, INC., : Case No. 3:20-cv-340 : Plaintiff, : : Judge Thomas M. Rose vs. : : Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington IRON FLAME TECHNOLOGIES, INC., : Defendant. : :

ORDER

This matter is before the Court sua sponte following the granting of Defendant Iron Flame Technologies, Inc.’s attorneys’ unopposed motion to withdraw. (See 5/26/21 Notation Order granting Doc. #24). Corporate entities such as Iron Flame Technologies, Inc. may not proceed pro se in federal court. See State Auto Ins. Co. v. Thomas Landscaping & Const., Inc., 494 Fed. App’x 550 (6th Cir. 2020); Baker v. Bensalz, No. 1:18-cv-757,

, fn.3 (S.D. Ohio March 3, 2020); Zobele Mexico, S.A. DE C.V. v. TSS Technologies, Inc., No. 1:18-cv-596,

, *2 (S.D. Ohio Feb. 13, 2019) (“It is insufficient for a person to attempt to represent a corporation as an officer of the corporation.”) (citation omitted). However, Defendant currently is not represented in this matter. Accordingly, Defendant Iron Flame Technologies, Inc. hereby is ORDERED to obtain new trial counsel within 30 days after the date of this Order. Such new counsel must appear on the record in this matter and file any Answer or other response on Defendant’s behalf by the extended deadline of June 30, 2021.. (See 5/26/21 Notation Order granting Doc. #26). Failure to have new counsel appear and answer on Defendant’s behalf by the

stated deadline may result in the entry of default judgment in Plaintiff’s favor. The Clerk of this Court is DIRECTED to send a copy of this order by regular mail to: 1) Iron Flame Technologies, Inc. 111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1802 Baltimore, MD 21202

2) Iron Flame Technologies, Inc. c/o Tarik S. Nasir, Registered Agent 9714 Pine Arcade Laurel, MD 20723

IT IS SO ORDERED. May 27, 2021 s/Sharon L. Ovington Sharon L. Ovington United States Magistrate Judge