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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

NICOLE MOSS and DISABILITY RIGHTS

ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION

SERVICES:HELPING YOU HELP OTHERS,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

TACQUERIA CANCUN and GEE TEE O

L.L.C.,

Defendants.

/

No. C05-00738 HRL

ORDER (1) RE DEFENDANTS’ FAILURE

TO APPEAR THROUGH COUNSEL AND

(2) SETTING FURTHER CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

This court held a further case management conference on December 13, 2005. Juan M. Vega

purported to appear on behalf of the defendants. However, Mr. Vega is not an attorney, and

defendants Tacqueria Cancun and Gee Tee O, L.L.C. still have not yet retained counsel. 

Defendants are again reminded that they may only appear in this action through an attorney

and cannot defend themselves in this lawsuit without one. See Civ. L.R. 3-9(b) (“A corporation,

unincorporated association, partnership or other such entity may appear only through a member of the

bar of this Court”); see also Rowland v. California Men’s Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 201-02 (1993)

(“It has been the law for the better part of two centuries . . . that a corporation may appear in the

federal courts only through licensed counsel”) and In the Matter of George C. Highley, 459 F.2d

554, 555 (9th Cir. 1972) (“A corporation can appear in a court proceeding only through an attorney

*E-FILED ON 12/13/05*

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at law”).

Defendants are further reminded that they retain all of the obligations of a litigant,

and their failure to appoint an attorney may lead to an order striking their pleadings or entry

of their default. To date, defendants have yet to properly file an answer or other response to the

complaint. Indeed, if the parties are unable to informally resolve this matter, and defendants

fail to secure counsel to represent them, then this court may be obliged to enter a default

judgment against defendants – even if they believe that they have a meritorious defense.

The parties shall appear for a further case management conference on February 14, 2006,

1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 2. A joint status report shall be filed no later than February 7, 2006.

Dated:

HOWARD R. LLOYD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

December 13, 2005

/s/ Howard R. Lloyd

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5:05-cv-738 Notice will be electronically mailed to: 

Julia Marie Adams jadams@disabilitieslaw.com 

Jessica Dayton jdayton@disabilitieslaw.com, 

Thomas E. Frankovich tfrankovich@disabilitieslaw.com 

Kristina M. Wertz kwertz@disabilitieslaw.com 

A courtesy copy of this document will be mailed to:

ATTENTION: Juan Vega

528 Seabright Avenue

Santa Cruz, CA 95062

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