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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NOT FOR CITATION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.

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No. C05-00738 HRL

ORDER (1) RE DEFENDANTS’ FAILURE

TO APPEAR THROUGH COUNSEL AND

(2) SETTING FURTHER CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

This court held a case management conference on October 18, 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. have not yet retained counsel. As discussed

at the conference, defendants are advised that they may only appear in this action through an

attorney. 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 at law”).

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Defendants are further advised 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.

The parties shall appear for a further case management conference on December 13, 2005,

1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 2. They shall file a joint case management statement no later than

December 6, 2005 advising as to the status of this matter.

Plaintiffs shall serve a copy of this order on the defendants and file a proof of service with the

court.

Dated:

 

HOWARD R. LLOYD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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

Jessica Dayton jdayton@disabilitieslaw.com, 

Thomas E. Frankovich tfrankovich@disabilitieslaw.com 

Kristina M. Wertz kwertz@disabilitieslaw.com, 

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