Insured Advocacy Group, LLC v. Spartan Services Corp.
- Lewis Liman
- 1:23-cv-07212
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Insured Advocacy Group v. Spartan Services, Judge Liman rescheduled a conference to address counsel’s withdrawal and discovery status.
The parties, Defendant’s counsel, and Spartan Services Corp., whose representative must attend and which may need to obtain new counsel if the withdrawal motion is granted.
What happened
In Insured Advocacy Group, LLC v. Spartan Services Corp., the court rescheduled a post-discovery conference that had been set for January 17, 2025.
The conference was moved to 4 p.m. that day so the court could hear Defendant’s counsel on a motion to withdraw and hear from the parties about discovery, which was scheduled to close on January 15. A representative of Spartan Services Corp. was ordered to attend. The court warned that a corporation cannot appear in federal court without a lawyer and that, if the withdrawal motion is granted, Spartan would need to promptly obtain new counsel or risk default.
Judge Lewis J. Liman did not decide the motion to withdraw in this order; he rescheduled the conference and issued related attendance and representation instructions.
The detailed version
- Insured Advocacy Group, LLC v. Spartan Services Corp. · No. 1:23-cv-07212
- Lewis Liman
- Jan. 10, 2025
Order
The court rescheduled the post-discovery conference from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on January 17, 2025.
Matters to Be Addressed
At the conference, the court will hear Defendant’s counsel regarding a motion to withdraw filed January 9, 2025, at Docket No. 116. The court will also hear from the parties about the status of discovery, which was scheduled to close on January 15, 2025.
Attendance and Counsel
The court directed a representative of Spartan Services Corp. to attend the conference and address the motion to withdraw. The court reminded Spartan that corporate entities may not appear in federal court without an attorney. The court stated that, if it grants the motion to withdraw, Spartan will have to promptly obtain new counsel or risk default.
Disposition
The order reschedules the conference and gives related instructions. It does not state that the court granted or denied the motion to withdraw.
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