Arizona Hudson Valley LLC v. Pietrzykowski
- Naomi Buchwald
- 1:20-cv-02508
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Arizona Hudson Valley LLC v. Pietrzykowski, Judge Buchwald ordered Fabian Construction LLC to retain counsel within 30 days or face default.
Fabian Construction LLC must retain counsel within 30 days or face entry of a default; Fabian Pietrzykowski and plaintiff’s counsel are also directed or affected by the order.
What happened
In Arizona Hudson Valley LLC v. Pietrzykowski, Fabian Pietrzykowski appeared for himself and Fabian Construction LLC, although he did not claim to be a licensed attorney.
The court stated that companies cannot represent themselves and must have a lawyer. It gave Fabian Construction LLC 30 days to retain counsel and warned that failing to do so would result in default. Plaintiff’s counsel was ordered to provide the defendants with a copy of the order.
Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald issued the order on May 27, 2020.
The detailed version
- Arizona Hudson Valley LLC v. Pietrzykowski · No. 1:20-cv-02508
- Naomi Buchwald
- May 27, 2020
Background
Arizona Hudson Valley LLC filed the complaint on March 23, 2020. Fabian Pietrzykowski, who did not claim to be a licensed attorney, filed an answer and asserted counterclaims on behalf of himself and Fabian Construction LLC.
Court’s Action
The court explained that individuals may represent themselves, but corporate parties may not do so and must be represented by counsel. The court ordered Fabian Construction LLC to retain counsel within 30 days. It stated that failure to do so would result in the entry of a default. The court also ordered plaintiff’s counsel to provide a copy of the order to the defendants.
Disposition
Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald issued a procedural order requiring Fabian Construction LLC to obtain counsel. The order did not enter a default or decide the parties’ underlying claims.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.