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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARLSON PRODUCE, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

ROCK CLAPPER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 18-cv-07195-VKD 

ORDER STAYING ACTION FOR 30 

DAYS

At the March 10, 2020 further case management conference, defendant Rock Clapper 

appeared pro se and represented that he was in the process of obtaining new counsel for both 

himself and defendant ScanX, Inc. Dkt. No. 78. Mr. Clapper stated that he hoped to obtain new 

counsel within the next 30 days. The Court hereby stays the action through April 9, 2020 to 

permit Mr. Clapper and ScanX one more opportunity to obtain counsel. Mr. Clapper is reminded 

that because ScanX is a corporation, it cannot defend itself without licensed counsel, and Mr. 

Clapper may not represent ScanX, although he may represent himself. Civ. L.R. 3-9(b); Bright 

Smart Corp. v. Google, Inc., No. 5:15-cv03962-BLF, 2016 WL 1070667, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 

18, 2016).

Mr. Clapper must file a notice no later than April 10, 2020 advising of the Court of the 

results of his efforts to obtain counsel.

The Court encourages Mr. Clapper to seek out the assistance of the Federal Pro Se 

Program, which offers free legal information for pro se litigants. While the Program does not 

provide legal representation, a licensed attorney may assist Mr. Clapper in obtaining access to the 

Court’s docket through PACER, among other things. The Program’s phone number is (408) 297-

1480. More information on the Program is available on the Court’s website at

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

https://cand.uscourts.gov/helpcentersj. 

Mr. Clapper may also wish to consult a manual the Court has adopted to assist pro se 

litigants in presenting their cases. An online version of the manual, as well as other free 

information for pro se litigants, is available on the Court’s website at https://cand.uscourts.gov/

pro-se-litigants/.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 10, 2020

VIRGINIA K. DEMARCHI

United States Magistrate Judge

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