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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COLLINS CHARO CAPITAL LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

JANET LOUISE YELLEN, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:24-cv-01321-SAB

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF 

ACTION

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF THE 

COURT TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN A 

DISTRICT JUDGE

(ECF No. 1)

OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN THIRTY

DAYS

On October 29, 2024, a complaint was filed naming Collins Charo Capital LLC as the 

Plaintiff. (ECF No. 1.) The complaint purports to be signed by “Collins Charo Capital, LLC.” 

(Id.) Multiple civil cover sheets were affixed to the complaint and signed with a note that the 

unidentified signatory is “UCC 1-308” and a “[p]arty without attorney.” (Id. at 7-9.) The filing 

fee has been paid in full in this action. (ECF No. 2.) 

The Court recommends this action be dismissed as “[a] corporation or other entity may 

appear only by an attorney.” L.R. 183(a); see also D–Beam Ltd. P'ship v. Roller Derby Skates, 

Inc., 366 F.3d 972, 973–74 (9th Cir. 2004) (“It is a long-standing rule that corporations and other 

unincorporated associations must appear in court through an attorney”) (quotations and citation 

omitted); Caveman Foods, LLC v. jAnn Payne's Caveman Foods, LLC, No. CV 2:12-1112 WBS 

DAD, 2015 WL 6736801, at *2 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 4, 2015) (“While individuals may appear in

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propria persona, corporations and other entities may appear only through an attorney; an 

unrepresented entity cannot file any pleadings, make or oppose any motions, or present any 

evidence to contest liability.”). 

There is no indication the individual who completed and signed the complaint is a 

licensed attorney. To the contrary, the civil cover sheet was signed by a “[p]arty without 

attorney” on behalf of Collins Charo Capital LLC. (ECF No. 1 at 7-9.) A non-lawyer may only 

appear in this Court in propria persona on his own behalf and entities may appear only by 

attorney. L.R. 183(a). As an unrepresented entity like Collins Charo Capital LLC cannot 

proceed in this action pro se regardless of any payment of the filing fee, the Court recommends 

that this action be dismissed. The Court will afford the unrepresented entity thirty days to file 

objections, or, alternatively, to retain counsel and file a notice of attorney. Because Collins 

Charo Capital LLC may choose to proceed in this matter through representation by a licensed 

attorney, the Court recommends dismissal without prejudice.

Accordingly, based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that the 

complaint filed on October 29, 2024 (ECF No. 1) be dismissed without prejudice.

These findings and recommendations are submitted to the district judge assigned to this 

action, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and this Court’s Local Rule 304. Within thirty (30) 

days of service of these recommendations, the parties may file written objections to the findings 

and recommendations with the Court limited to 15 pages in length, including any exhibits. Such 

a document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and 

Recommendations.” The District Judge will review the Magistrate Judge’s findings and 

recommendations pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). The parties are advised that failure to 

file objections within the specified time may result in the waiver of rights on appeal. Wilkerson 

v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 839 (9th Cir. 2014) (citing Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 

(9th Cir. 1991)).

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to randomly 

assign this matter to a District Judge. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 30, 2024 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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