CBI Capital LLC v. Mullen
- Analisa Torres
- 1:19-cv-05219
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In CBI Capital LLC v. Mullen, Judge Torres ordered the corporate defendant to report whether it had obtained new counsel.
Mike Mullen Energy Equipment Resource, Inc., which was ordered to report whether it had obtained new counsel and was told it must appear through a lawyer to continue defending itself.
What happened
In CBI Capital LLC v. Mullen, the court said Mike Mullen Energy Equipment Resource, Inc. had not yet submitted the required information about whether it had hired new counsel.
The court ordered the corporation to tell the court by September 23, 2020, whether it had obtained new counsel. It also stated that the corporation must appear through a lawyer to continue defending itself.
Judge Analisa Torres issued the order on September 17, 2020.
The detailed version
- CBI Capital LLC v. Mullen · No. 1:19-cv-05219
- Analisa Torres
- Sept. 17, 2020
Background
On August 28, 2020, the Court directed Defendant Mike Mullen Energy Equipment Resource, Inc. to inform the Court by September 14, 2020, whether it had retained new counsel. The order states that the corporation's submission was overdue.
Order
The Court ordered Mike Mullen Energy Equipment Resource, Inc. to inform the Court by September 23, 2020, whether it had obtained new counsel. The Court reiterated that the corporation must appear through an attorney to continue defending itself because, under the cited precedent, a corporation may not appear in court without a lawyer.
Disposition
The order requires the corporate defendant to provide the specified counsel update. It does not decide the underlying claims or counterclaims.
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