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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 ENTRY OF DEFAULT

Re: Dkt. No. 196

On December 14, 2018, the court granted Hanson Bridgett LLP’s motion to 

withdraw as counsel for Pounce Consulting, Inc.’s (“Pounce USA”). Dkt. 196. That order 

also required Pounce USA to retain substitute counsel within 30 days. Id. The court

emphasized 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” 

and “warn[ed] Pounce USA that failure to retain counsel will result in the entry of default.”

Id. Thirty days has passed, and Pounce USA has failed to retain substitute counsel.

Accordingly, the court ENTERS DEFAULT against Pounce USA for its failure to 

comply with a court order and for its failure to retain counsel as required by clearly 

established law. See Rowland v. California Men’s Colony, Unit II Men’s Advisory 

Council, 506 U.S. 194, 201-02 (1993); Bourbeau v. Cognitive Code Corp., 693 F. App'x 

499, 503 (9th Cir. 2017).

In addition, the court hereby VACATES the Further Case Management 

Conference set for March 21, 2019. Plaintiff shall file its motion for default judgment 

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against Pounce USA no later than February 28, 2019. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 30, 2019

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PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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