Arizona Hudson Valley LLC v. Pietrzykowski

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -----------------------------------------X ARIZONA HUDSON VALLEY LLC,

Plaintiff,

- against - O R D E R

FABIAN PIETRZYKOWSKI, FABIAN CONSTRUCTION 20 Civ. 2508 (NRB) LLC,

Defendants.

-----------------------------------------X NAOMI REICE BUCHWALD UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

WHEREAS plaintiff commenced this action by filing a complaint on March 23, 2020 (“Complaint”); and WHEREAS defendant Pietrzykowski, who does not purport to be a licensed attorney, appeared on behalf of both defendants by filing an answer and asserting counterclaims against plaintiff, on behalf of both defendants, ECF No. 22; and WHEREAS, while individuals may appear pro se, corporate parties may not proceed pro se and must be represented by counsel, and failure to appear by counsel may result in the entry of a default judgment, see Lattanzio v. COMTA, 481 F.3d 137, 140 (2d Cir. 2007); it is hereby ORDERED that defendant Fabian Construction LLC has 30 days to retain counsel and that failure to do so will result in the entry of a default; and it is further ORDERED that counsel for plaintiff shall provide a copy of this order to defendants.

Dated: New York, New York May 27, 2020 ff ( i ar “ac a ehogtiel NAOMI REICE BUCHWALD UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE