Nebari Holdings, LLC v. Tagiuk Gold, LLC
- Lewis Liman
- 1:19-cv-11923
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Nebari Holdings v. Tagiuk Gold, Judge Liman invited Nebari to explain how the court should address the circumstances described in defendants’ letter.
The plaintiff, Nebari Holdings, LLC, was invited to file a letter by March 18, 2020, limited to two pages and filed electronically. The order also concerned the defendants’ February 24, 2020 letter, but the opinion does not state the circumstances it described.
What happened
In Nebari Holdings, LLC v. Tagiuk Gold, LLC and Andrew Lee, the court received a letter from the defendants dated February 24, 2020.
The court cited the rule that a limited liability company may appear in federal court only through a licensed attorney. The opinion does not say whether that rule was violated or explain the circumstances discussed in the defendants’ letter.
Judge Lewis J. Liman invited the plaintiff to file a letter by March 18, 2020, explaining how the court should address those circumstances. The letter could be no more than two pages and had to be filed electronically.
The detailed version
- Nebari Holdings, LLC v. Tagiuk Gold, LLC · No. 1:19-cv-11923
- Lewis Liman
- Mar. 4, 2020
Background
The court stated that it had received a February 24, 2020 letter from the defendants. The opinion does not reproduce that letter or describe all of the circumstances it raised.
Legal rule cited
The court cited Second Circuit precedent stating that a limited liability company may appear in federal court only through a licensed attorney. The order did not make an express finding about whether any party had violated that rule.
Court’s action
The court invited the plaintiff to submit a letter addressing how the court should handle the circumstances described in the defendants’ letter. The letter was due by March 18, 2020, could not exceed two pages, and had to be filed electronically. The order was signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman.
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