Bartell Ranch LLC v. McCullough

Opinion

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 * * * 4 BARTELL RANCH LLC, et al., Case No. 3:21-CV-00080-MMD-CLB 5 Plaintiffs, ORDER 6 v. 7 ESTER MCCULLOUGH, et al., 8 Defendants. 9 On January 26, 2022, this Court granted two motions to withdraw as local 10 counsel—ECF Nos. 160, 163. (ECF No. 175.) The Court advised Defendant Atsa 11 Koodakuh Wyh Nuwu People of Red Mountain (“Red Mountain”) that they needed 12 counsel to represent them in federal court. (Id. at 2.) 13 Red Mountain is again advised that the Ninth Circuit has held that a corporation 14 and other unincorporated associations may only appear in federal court through an 15 attorney. United States v. High Country Broadcasting Co., Inc., 3 F.3d 1244 (9th Cir. 16 1993); Licht v. America West Airlines, 40 F.3d 1058 (9th Cir. 1994). Therefore, Red 17 Mountain shall file a substitution of counsel on or before Monday, May 2, 2022. 18 If Red Mountain fails to obtain counsel by May 2, 2022, the Court will issue a 19 Report and Recommendation to the District Court recommending that Red Mountain’s 20 claims be dismissed, without prejudice, from this action. 21 IT IS SO ORDERED. 22 DATED: M__a_rc_h_ _7_, _2_0_2_2_____. 23 ______ 24 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 25 26 27