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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:501 Copyright Infringement

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

POUNCE CONSULTING, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 17-cv-04732-PJH 

ORDER RE MOTION TO WITHDRAW 

AS COUNSEL

Re: Dkt. No. 193

Defendant Pounce Consulting, Inc.’s (“Pounce USA”) counsel, Hanson Bridgett 

LLP, has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel premised on, inter alia, Pounce USA’s 

prolonged failure to pay its legal fees. Dkt. 193-2, Declaration of Garner K. Weng, ¶¶ 3-4. 

Good cause appearing, that motion is GRANTED. Pursuant to L.R. 11-5(b), papers may 

continue to be served on Hanson Bridgett for forwarding purposes for 30 days from the 

date of this order or until Pounce USA retains substitute counsel, which it shall do within 

that time period. Pounce USA’s substitute counsel must file its notice of appearance by 

the same deadline.

The court reiterates that Pounce USA must retain counsel within 30 days because 

a corporation or other artificial entity cannot appear in federal court unless it is 

represented by counsel. See Rowland v. California Men’s Colony, Unit II Men’s Advisory 

Council, 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.”); Bourbeau v. Cognitive Code Corp., 693 F. App'x 499, 503 (9th Cir. 2017) 

(same; affirming district court’s dismissal based on corporation’s failure to retain counsel). 

The court warns Pounce USA that failure to retain counsel will result in the entry of 

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default. 

In addition, A Further Case Management Conference shall be held on March 21, 

2019, at 2:00 p.m., in Courtroom 3, 3rd Floor, Federal Building, 1301 Clay Street, 

Oakland, California.

The parties shall appear in person or through lead counsel and shall be prepared 

to discuss all items referred to in Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(c) and Civil L. R. 16-10. The parties 

shall file a joint case management statement no later than seven (7) days before the date 

of the conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 14, 2018

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PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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