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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Nov. 20, 2024

Vargas v. Gorillas Technologies US Inc.

Judge
Analisa Torres
Docket
1:23-cv-08622
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedurePro Se
In one sentence

In Vargas v. Gorillas Technologies US Inc., Judge Torres ordered the corporation to obtain counsel and file compliance paperwork.

Who this affects

Gorillas Technologies US Inc., which was ordered to obtain licensed counsel and file specified documents; the parties were also given a later deadline for a joint letter and revised settlement agreement.

What happened

In Adolfo Vargas v. Gorillas Technologies US Inc., the court said the corporation appeared to be proceeding without a lawyer. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.

The court ordered Gorillas Technologies US Inc. to obtain legal counsel, have counsel file a notice of appearance, and file a letter confirming compliance by December 20, 2024. If it complied, the parties were to submit a joint letter and revised settlement agreement by January 21, 2025.

Judge Analisa Torres issued the order on November 20, 2024, and directed the Clerk to mail a copy to the corporation.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Vargas v. Gorillas Technologies US Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-08622
Judge
Analisa Torres
Date
Nov. 20, 2024

What the court addressed

The court stated that Gorillas Technologies US Inc. appeared to be proceeding without a lawyer. It explained that corporations cannot represent themselves in federal court and may appear only through licensed counsel.

Order

The court ordered Gorillas Technologies US Inc. to:

  1. Obtain legal counsel;
  2. File counsel’s notice of appearance through the court’s electronic filing system; and
  3. File a letter by December 20, 2024, confirming compliance.

If Gorillas Technologies US Inc. complied, the parties were ordered to submit a joint letter and revised settlement agreement by January 21, 2025, as required by the court’s July 12, 2024 order. The Clerk of Court was directed to mail the order to the corporation at the address stated in the opinion.

Disposition

Judge Analisa Torres entered an order requiring the corporate defendant to obtain counsel and complete the specified filings. The opinion does not decide the underlying claims or describe their merits.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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