Focalpoint International, Inc. v. Dom Rubino Consulting Services, Inc., 2:18-cv-00236-APG-PAL. (2018)
Court: District Court, D. Nevada
Number: infdco20181024e07
Visitors: 13
Filed: Oct. 17, 2018
Latest Update: Oct. 17, 2018
Summary: ORDER (Mot WD Atty — ECF No. 40) PEGGY A. LEEN , Magistrate Judge . This matter is before the court on Lewis Roca Rothgerber, LLC's Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record for defendants and counter plaintiffs Dom Rubino Consulting Services, Inc. and Bizstratplan, Inc., and third-party defendant Dominic Rubino (ECF No. 40). The motion represents that the clients have failed to honor their financial obligations to the law firm despite reasonable and repeated notices over a period of months
Summary: ORDER (Mot WD Atty — ECF No. 40) PEGGY A. LEEN , Magistrate Judge . This matter is before the court on Lewis Roca Rothgerber, LLC's Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record for defendants and counter plaintiffs Dom Rubino Consulting Services, Inc. and Bizstratplan, Inc., and third-party defendant Dominic Rubino (ECF No. 40). The motion represents that the clients have failed to honor their financial obligations to the law firm despite reasonable and repeated notices over a period of months t..
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ORDER
(Mot WD Atty — ECF No. 40)
PEGGY A. LEEN, Magistrate Judge.
This matter is before the court on Lewis Roca Rothgerber, LLC's Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record for defendants and counter plaintiffs Dom Rubino Consulting Services, Inc. and Bizstratplan, Inc., and third-party defendant Dominic Rubino (ECF No. 40). The motion represents that the clients have failed to honor their financial obligations to the law firm despite reasonable and repeated notices over a period of months that the firm would be forced to withdraw if they did not do so. The attorneys of Lewis Roca Rothgerber, LLC therefore seek leave to withdraw as counsel of record.
A corporation cannot appear except through counsel. See Rowland v. California Men's Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 201-02 (1993); Reading Int'l, Inc. v. Malulani Grp., Ltd., 814 F.3d 1046, 1053 (9th Cir. 2016). The Ninth Circuit has held that default judgment is an appropriate sanction for a corporation's failure to retain counsel for the duration of the litigation. United States v. High Country Broadcasting, 3 F.3d 1244, 1245 (9th Cir. 1993).
Having reviewed and considered the matter, and for good cause shown,
IT IS ORDERED:
1. Lewis Roca Rothgerber's Motion to Withdraw (ECF No. 40) is GRANTED.
2. Third-party defendant Dominic Rubino shall have until November 16, 2018 in which to retain substitute counsel who shall make an appearance in accordance with the requirements of the Local Rules of Practice, or shall file a notice with the court that he will be appearing in this matter pro se.
3. Mr. Rubino's failure to timely comply with this order by either obtaining substitute counsel or filing a notice that he will be appearing in this matter pro se may result in the imposition of sanctions, which may include a recommendation to the District Judge for default judgment.
4. As a corporation cannot appear except through counsel, defendants/counter-plaintiffs Dom Rubino Consulting Services, Inc. and Bizstratplan, Inc. shall have until November 16, 2018 in which to retain substitute counsel who shall make an appearance in accordance with the requirements of the Local Rules of Practice.
5. Defendants/counter-plaintiffs Dom Rubino Consulting Services, Inc. and Bizstratplan, Inc.'s failure to timely comply with this order by obtaining substitute counsel may result in the imposition of sanctions, which may include a recommendation to the District Judge that default judgment be entered against them
6. The Clerk of the Court shall serve the affected parties with a copy of this order at their last known addresses:
Dom Rubino Consulting Services, Inc.
126 Granville Street
New Westminster, BC V3L 2E6, Canada
Bizstratplan, Inc.
126 Granville Street
New Westminster, BC V3L 2E6, Canada
Dominic Rubino
126 Granville Street
New Westminster, BC V3L 2E6, Canada
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