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Nature of Suit Code: 160
Nature of Suit: Stockholder's Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ALLIED WORLD INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

TEC CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, 

INC., et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:16-cv-01092-KJM-KJN 

ORDER 

Plaintiff Allied World Insurance Company filed a complaint on May 20, 2016. 

ECF No. 1. Each defendant filed an answer on June 22, 2016, none represented by counsel. ECF 

Nos. 11–14. The defendants include two corporations, TEC Construction Services, Inc., and 

Eternity Challenge, Inc. See Compl. ¶¶ 5–6; TEC Answer at 2, ECF No. 11; Eternity Answer at 

2, ECF No. 12. 

“A corporation may appear in federal court only through licensed counsel.” 

United States v. High Country Broad. Co., 3 F.3d 1244, 1245 (9th Cir. 1993) (per curiam); 

accord E.D. Cal. L.R. 183(a) (“A corporation or other entity may appear only by an attorney.”). 

The court may enter default against any corporation that appears without an attorney. High 

Country, 3 F.3d at 1245. 

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Within thirty days, TEC and Eternity shall retain licensed counsel. If they do not, 

the court will enter their default. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: June 27, 2016 

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