In re Romeo Power Inc. Securities Litigation

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

IN RE ROMEO POWER INC. SECURITIES : LITIGATION : 21 Civ. 3362 (LGS) : ORDER

LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge: WHEREAS, the Order dated June 6, 2023, required new counsel for Defendant Romeo Power, Inc. (“Romeo”) to appear by June 30, 2023. New counsel for Romeo has not appeared; WHEREAS, a corporation, which is an artificial entity, may appear in federal court only through a licensed attorney; a corporation may not appear pro se. See 28 U.S.C. § 1654; Rowland v. California Men’s Colony, Unit IT Men’s Advisory Council, 506 U.S. 194, 202 (1993); U.S. ex rel. Mergent Servs. v. Flaherty, 540 F.3d 89, 92 (2d Cir. 2008); accord De Los Santos v. 94 Corner Cafe Corp., No. 21 Civ. 1577, 2021 WL 5180870, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 8, 2021). It is hereby ORDERED that new counsel for Romeo shall appear by July 31, 2023. If new counsel for Romeo does not appear by that date, Romeo’s insolvency counsel shall, by August 1, 2023, inform the Court whether there is any legal impediment to the Court’s entering a default judgment. Dated: July 10, 2023 . New York, New York LORNA G. SCHOFIEL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE